Mental health training

Public Health Training Courses

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

This fully accredited course from Mental Health First Aid England enables practitioners who work with Young People (aged 8-18) to identify the early signs of Mental Health Issues and signpost them to the relevant professional support and also to gain confidence in talking to young people openly about their Mental Health in areas such as:
• Anxiety and Depression
• Suicide and Psychosis
• Eating Disorders and Self Harm
• Signposting individuals to the relevant support services

An interactive course allowing delegates to work in groups and as individuals, through group activities, discussions, self-reflection and discussing videos of lived experiences. All the resources needed for the course will be supplied. If you would like to book a space please click on the link next to the dates you wish to attend. Please choose only one course as places are limited. We require 36hrs notice if you wish to cancel your place.

Gosforth Library
21st February 2024 and 22nd February 2024 https://forms.office.com/e/xswrPUKj9s

Charlton Street
14th March 2024 and 15th March 2024 https://forms.office.com/e/3zHaJ0f5bs

The Haven
24th January 2024 and 25th January 2024 https://forms.office.com/e/KZ0e8GG7UM

All of these 2-day sessions run from 9:00 until 5:00 approximately.

Please could you share these upcoming training opportunities for Youth Mental Health First Aid within your teams. These spaces are fully subsidised by North East and North Cumbria Child Health and Wellbeing Network and will include all the training materials needed to complete the 2-day course. Upon completion each delegate will be issued with a Mental Health First Aid.

If you have any queries or questions, please contact the Course Instructor Simon Davidson on 07525734131

Ways to Wellbeing 

My name is Sarah Robson, I am the Ways to Wellbeing Coordinator at Children North East. 

We are really excited to share that our Ways to Wellbeing programme is now up and running, and we are keen to open this opportunity up to you for any potential beneficiaries you may have in mind. 

The Ways to Wellbeing programme is delivered over four hours in total, usually over two, two-hour sessions at venues across Newcastle to ensure we maximise accessibility for all. The course content is aimed at raising awareness of children’s and young people’s brain development and mental health. We don’t only provide information and insight into behaviours children and young people may present with, we also provide practical tools to support managing issues, as well as information and support with regards to signposting, if required, at the end of the programme. 

This course is aimed at parents and care givers, as well as professionals or individuals who may have an interest for their own knowledge base. 

Please contact the team on 0191 272 7824 or email families.admin@children-ne.org.uk for further information. You can also read about Ways to Wellbeing on the Children North East website at the following link: 

https://children-ne.org.uk/how-we-can-help/help-for-families/ways-to-wellbeing/ 

If you would like to make a direct referral for a family you are working with, or you are a parent, care giver, or extended family member with concerns living in the Newcastle area, you can also self-refer via the following link: 

https://newpip.children-ne.org.uk/node/11 

If you, or someone you may know would be interested in attending the course for professional reasons, please express your interest via our enquiries link: 

Families.admin@children-ne.org.uk 

New e-learning Course - The Role of CAMHS in the EHCP Process

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has recently published a new e-learning course called ‘The Role of CAMHS in the EHCP Process’.

This is a freely available, self-guided course. This training is aimed at adults with a role to play in the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) system.

It includes topics such as the SEND system and legislative processes, importance of children and young people’s (CYP) voices, support on CAMHS advice, and roles and responsibilities in the SEND system regarding CAMHS.

This package of online training has been developed as part of the Delivering Better Outcomes Together programme, funded by the Department for Education and delivered in partnership by CDC, NDTi and Mott Macdonald. There are four lessons and each lesson will approximately take 30-60 minutes.

You can access the e-learning on the link below. Please ensure that you log in or create an account to access the e-learning.

https://learning.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/class/4472/role-camhs-ehcp-process

Dear all,  Health Education England have funded the Anna Freud Centre to provide some training modules for those working in or as part of the Children and Young People’s (CYP) Crisis Workforce. Some modules are now fully booked but there are still slots available for modules 1 and 2.  We would encourage you to share with your colleagues and partners, especially those who may be new to this area of work, work in a non-clinical role or who do not work in CYP Crisis Workforce full time, such as our adult counterparts.  Please follow the links below for more information and to sign up.  Module 1 - An introduction to child and young person mental health: for non-clinical staff Link: https://www.annafreud.org/training/training-and-conferences-overview/online-training-live-and-self-directed-courses/ambit-an-introduction-to-child-and-young-person-mental-health-for-non-clinical-staff/  Module 2 - An introduction to child and young person mental health: for clinicians Link: https://www.annafreud.org/training/training-and-conferences-overview/online-training-live-and-self-directed-courses/ambit-an-introduction-to-child-and-young-person-mental-health-for-clinicians/