Mental Health First Aid North East - Darlington

I have taken most of April off from travelling, to recharge batteries and regroup. The only course I agreed to present was one on the doorstep for a group of artists working on a project here in Darlington aimed at helping people experiencing mental health problems. It was held at Darlington Arts Centre, which is a building I have had a close association with for nearly 20 years, and although the room was a little cramped we had a really good couple of days.

This is only the second course I have presented in Darlington. The last time was actually my first course, held for the Salvation Army at the local hostel, back in December 2007 on two of the coldest days of the year. On top of that the heating chose to fail and we were kept going by constant drinks and bowls of soup being brought from the kitchen.

You may remember I recently presented a course in Barnsley on behalf of Community Links for local business people. One of the group has written a really good article on MHFA for his trade jounal, British Baker. You can read it here. It's great to get this kind of feedback.

You can find out more about Mental Health First Aid by visiting the Bill Cunningham MHFA Training site at www.mentalhealthfirstaidnortheast.co.uk