Mental health first aid, for everyone, everywhere
You don’t need to be an expert to be the right person to ask.
One global learning platform. One international course library. Training localised for the laws, culture, language and support services of every country.
“Are you okay? You don’t seem yourself lately.”
Where most support begins.
100 + 20
core courses plus international programmes, all in curriculum planning
50
roadmap markets listed, every one in localisation review
9
core course families, from foundations to community and family
The method
Five steps you can actually remember.
CARES is the backbone of First Aid for Mental Health. It’s built for real moments: in a corridor, on a call, at the kitchen table.
Check for safety
Notice what is happening. Is anyone in immediate danger? Make the space calm and private enough to talk.
Attune listening
Listen to understand, not to fix. Slow down, reflect back, and let silence do some of the work.
Reinforce support
Offer reassurance and practical help. Let them know they are not alone and that things can improve.
Encourage expertise
Gently guide them towards professional help suited to what they are experiencing.
Support self-help
Explore the small, real steps and people that help them feel steadier day to day.
Global library, local truth
Written once. Made right for every country.
Supporting someone in Lagos is not the same as supporting someone in Lisbon. Every curriculum is planned to carry country-specific legislation, cultural context, language, examples, support services and certification information. Each one is reviewed before it is offered.
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Legislation
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Culture
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Language
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Local examples
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Support services
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Certification
A progressive pathway
Start where you are. Go as far as you want.
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Awareness
A stigma-free foundation: what mental health is and how struggle shows up.
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First Aid for Mental Health
The flagship. Practise CARES and learn to step in with confidence.
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Crisis response skills
Deeper practice for acute distress and connecting with urgent help.
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Organisational leadership
Turn individual skill into culture, policy and a working network.
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Instructor training
Deliver programmes yourself, independently or under licence.
Who it’s for
Teach it
Bring this training to the people you know best.
Instructor pathways are open for enquiry, as an independent instructor or as an organisation licensee delivering in-house.
We’re building in the open.
The 120-programme master library is in curriculum planning, and each country profile requires local review before training is offered there. Website translations are automated and pending human review. Tell us where you are and what you need, and we’ll confirm what’s available.