NHP Basic Mental Health First Aid Course

NHP is proud to launch the NHP Mental Health First Aid Training Course. This course is a first in Namibia offered free of charge to all NHP members via personalised member voucher

Learn the basic knowledge and skills to identify changes in your employees, family and colleagues that might suggest mental health struggles. Learn to best support them and get them the appropriate professional support they need. The goal is to prevent small mental challenges from becoming significant mental health problems that could affect long-term employee well-being and productivity.

Course topics

The local and global state of mental health
The cost and ROI of mental health
Stigma and other limits to access of healthcare
Mental Health First Aid
What is mental health/illness
Factors that contribute to mental illness
Stress, distress, mental illness and the brain
An overview of common mental disorders
Mental health first aid model
Mental health first aid champion characteristics and skills
Basic communication skills
Risk-assessment
Looking out for signs of mental distress
Talking to a co-worker about your concerns
Talking about suicide
Encouraging seeking help

NHP Basic Mental Health First Aid Course

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