Mental Health First Aid North East - Morpeth 2

I had hardly caught my breath back from travelling home from Somerset and it was back to Morpeth for another MHFA course. The journey to and from Northumberland County Hall could be unpredictable give what was happening on the A1 varying between a fifty five minute journey from Darlington to anything up to two and a quarter hours. There was torrential rain on one of the days I was there which no doubt caused worries of further flooding for many.

The group this time was made up mainly of Health Workers for the local NHS Trust and they also brought an interesting perspective to the course material as they were often involved in promoting healthy eating, exercise etc to their clients in order to alleviate physical problems. Although they all worked in the Health Service I think the course opened many of their eyes to the signs and symptoms of mental health problems that they might be seeing around them in their working environments every day, as well as the things they could advise and do to help those experiencing them.

It was a lively group, and we had a lot of fun.

If you would like to know more about Mental Health First Aid then please visit my website at www.mentalhealthfirstaidnortheast.co.uk