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Suicide Bereavement Training for Derby & Derbyshire – FREE ONLINE

NB: @dva.org.uk Joined Up Care Derbyshire have commissioned Harmless to deliver half day Suicide Bereavement training sessions online for staff and volunteers from a broad range of statutory, community and voluntary sector organisations, working within Derbyshire county and City. Please note that you must work with people in Derby/shire in order to meet eligibility criteria for this […]

Mental Health Training

Mental Health Training for FREE. derbyshire.gov.uk These training courses teach individuals how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue. The training is delivered both face-to-face and virtual (online interactive) course. The youth Mental Health First aid courses teach the skills and confidence to help spot the signs of […]

Senior Mental Health Lead’s

If you haven’t yet claimed funding for the training of mental health leaders in your school, there is another opportunity to do so this year. This funding is in addition to the previous Opportunity Area funded training and Derby schools are encouraged to use this DFE opportunity to train additional staff. Please click here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training

DSMHL Network dates

We have dates planned for future Designated Senior Mental Health Leaders Training for your diaries. These will all be held on MS Teams. Wed 12th October 2022 – 1pm to 2.30pm Wed 14th December 2022 – 1pm to 2.30pm Fri 3rd  February 2023 – 1pm to 2.30pm Fri 17th March 2023 – 10am to 11.30am […]

Mental Health Training

https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/health-and-wellbeing/mental-health-and-wellbeing/mental-health-and-wellbeing.aspx This is primarily focused at staff and volunteers who aren’t qualified mental health professionals. It reflects a whole-system cross-sector workforce approach to prevention and support, and reinforces that mental health is everyone’s business. Follow the link for a number of free courses: https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/health-and-wellbeing/mental-health-and-wellbeing/mental-health-training/mental-health-training.aspx

The Whole School Approach at St Martins

On Tuesday 19th November we visited St Martins specialist school in Alvaston, Derby to see how the school has fully embraced and embedded a whole school approach to its young people’s Emotional and Mental Health. The first thing that is apparent when visiting St Martins and speaking to the staff for the first time is […]