Training

Mental Health First Aid.

Delivered by leading community arts practitioners that champion the power of creativity to support positive mental health

Training 2024

Awareness of mental health is growing nationally, so there’s no better time to:

Raise awareness of mental health, both within your organisation and beyond
Understand factors that can impact mental health
Promote wellbeing in your workplace
Challenge stigma around mental health
Create a positive and supportive environment for your team
Develop the skills to support the mental health of your communities

We offer a wide range of training courses in Mental Health First Aid:

Level 1 (FAMH Awareness / half day)
Level 2 (FAMH First Aider / 1 day)
Level 3 (FAMH Supervisor / 2 days)

We also offer training focusing specifically on Youth Mental Heath First Aid

We are experts working in community mental health settings, so we can help you to help others.

We are artist practitioners, the perfect people to tailor and deliver training for your team.

Upcoming Training Dates:

London:

Online:

Hastings:

Would you like to book in-house Mental Health First Aid Training for your team?

We are able to deliver courses at your organisation, remotely via Distance Learning or in-person at our Soundcastle HQ in Hastings. For group bookings at your place of work, please contact us for an On-Site Training quote. We can accommodate up to 16 people per live course and 20 people online.

Prices start from £1,750

Why Soundcastle?

Our highly successful MHFA training attracts attendees from across the arts, voluntary, corporate, charity, and education sectors. We have delivered bespoke commissions for leading organisations including Bristol Old Vic, Guildhall School and Britten Pears Arts.

Our training is 5 star rated on Google and 100% of profits are reinvested into our community music and mental health recovery programmes.

We are:

Sector leaders promoting wellbeing and mental health awareness
Practitioners with lived experience of mental health challenges
Friendly and empathetic trainers
Advocates for positive change and breaking stigma
5 star rated on Google

Meet Hannah

“I love being a Mental Health First Aid trainer. Every time I train others, I am reminded of the importance of combatting stigma and how by breaking the taboo we can support people to get the help they need. I’m also reminded of how to look after my own mental health and wellbeing when working in challenging settings. It is such a valuable qualification.”

Hannah

Mental Health First Aid Trainer

Previous clients include:

To find out more, download our information pack:

Rebecca P

2023-03-28

Mental Health First Aid training was great. Lovely environment and people. Deffo recommend! Thanks again 💙

Cat Jackson

2023-03-24

I attended a one day mental health first aid course with Soundcastle. It was absolutely fantastic. The trainers created an open and supportive environment in which to discuss challenging themes safely. The content was interesting and perfectly pitched for the group. I now feel far better prepared to discuss mental health in the future.

Isabelle Adams

This course was really rewarding, and it’s so imperative that we all work to better educate ourselves on how to support others with their mental health. I would recommend this course to all employers and employee’s! Such a beautiful team of people ❤️

Daisy Woodroffe

Brilliant course with Soundcastle. Warm and welcoming people I learnt a lot.

Maria Demetri-Coles

Excellent training

Sian Brittain

2023-02-16

The quality of the training was extremely high. There was a large amount of training content to get through, but Hannah and Gail were excellent facilitators. They made the day very interactive, and ensured the group felt safe and supported even when covering sensitive topics. Highly recommended.

Nick Bignall

2022-12-02

Soundcastle provided my work with mental health first aid training. I'm naturally very enthusiastic about psychology and the mind, so I was excited to be a part of the course. I wasn't too sure what to expect at first, but the content was easy to understand and explanations were clear and concise. Moreover, the structure allowed for easy assimilation of information, as it was broken up nicely into manageable chuncks, and our course teacher was experienced and friendly, and she gave wholesome answers to questions. If I could offer any constructive criticism or way of improvement, it would be that personally, simply for the fact that I believe these are pressing issues that could be talked more about, I'd have been interested to learn more about topics like neurotic and antisocial personality traits, and the impact they have. Apart from that, it was a great course and I'd recommend if anyone's looking to promote a well-oiled collective bill of mental health at their place or work.

bow carey

2022-11-17

Soundcastle delivered an engaging and thought-provoking training course. They equipped us with tools needed to better assist as mental health first aiders. Thank you Soundcastle!

Groundswell Arts

2022-11-14

Soundcastle's Mental Health Training, was fantastic. Really well delivered and invaluable for our team. The trainer managed to cover a lot of areas in which our knowledge was limited, in a pleasant and well-paced couple of sessions, that still allowed for conversation and questions around some difficult topics.