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Mental Health First Aid training

Five microlessons on recognizing distress, responding to sudden illness and mental health crises, and supporting colleagues with the ALGEE approach, with situational tests and a certificate of completion.

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  • 5Microlessons
  • IncludedCertificate of completion
About this course

What the Mental Health First Aid course covers

This course builds mental health first aid awareness in five microlessons. It helps people recognize distress, respond in a crisis and support colleagues with confidence, and covers mental health awareness, responding to sudden illness, shared responsibility for mental health at work, the signs of distress and responding to a mental health crisis using the ALGEE approach, without going beyond their role.

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Describe common mental health conditions and the legal protections at work
  • Recognize the behavioral, emotional and physical signs that a colleague is in distress
  • Respond calmly to sudden physical or mental health emergencies, following workplace procedures
  • Use the ALGEE approach to listen, give support and encourage the right help
  • Apply workplace measures that support mental wellbeing, including reasonable adjustments
  • Respond safely if someone discloses thoughts of suicide: ask directly, stay with them and get help immediately
Course contents

5 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson, with knowledge checks along the way.

1Mental Health Awareness
2How to Respond to Sudden Illnesses
3Shared Responsibility for Mental Health
4Identifying Signs of Distress
5Responding to a Mental Health Crisis

  1. Mental Health Awareness: What mental health is, and how common mental health conditions are.
  2. How to Respond to Sudden Illnesses: What to do when a colleague becomes suddenly unwell.
  3. Shared Responsibility for Mental Health: The part employers, managers and colleagues each play.
  4. Identifying Signs of Distress: The behavioral, emotional and physical signs to look out for.
  5. Responding to a Mental Health Crisis: How to respond in a crisis, step by step, with the ALGEE approach.
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Certificate

A certificate for every learner who completes it

Learners finish every microlesson and complete the assessments. 5Mins then issues a certificate of completion for Mental Health First Aid (UK).

  • Certificates and e-signatures stored against each learner
  • Audit-ready records, ready whenever an auditor asks
  • Completion shows on the Compliance Dashboard in real time
Audience and regulation

Who it's for and the law it covers

Who it's for

  • Employees who volunteer as mental health first aiders or champions
  • Managers and team leaders who support their teams
  • HR and wellbeing teams
  • Every employee who wants to support colleagues with confidence

Laws covered

  • Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Employers' general duty of care covers mental as well as physical health at work.
  • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Employers must assess risks to health, including work-related stress.
  • Equality Act 2010. A mental health condition can be a disability under the Act, and employers must then make reasonable adjustments.
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  • RemindReminders

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  • RepeatRecurrence

    Set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months, and 5Mins re-enrolls people for you.

  • CertifyCertificates

    Certificates and e-signatures are issued and stored for every completion.

  • ProveAudit-ready records

    See who is complete, at risk or overdue on the Compliance Dashboard, and prove it any time.

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  • Automated reminders and reporting

Since go-live, our compliance completion and pass rates are 100%, and it's the quickest we've ever got there. Automated reminders and reporting save us about a day per course.

Laura ChappellLaura ChappellHR Director, Collingwood
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less session time, from 2.5-3 hour sessions to modules of 25 minutes at most

  • 12 monthly sessions a year, up from 3-4
  • 95% content creation time saved

Our compliance sessions used to be two and a half to three hours in a room, and we could fit in three or four a year. Now we cover one topic a month, and I can see exactly what people are retaining.

Lucy WybornLucy WybornDirector of Learning and Development, ICAB
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ComplianceCompliance Training Legal services 80%

completion on mandatory training, up from 20%

  • Mobile microlessons finished between calls
  • Manager view of each team's progress

We were sitting at 20% completion on our mandatory training. We're now at 80%. People finish short lessons between calls, on mobile, and managers can see where their teams are, so chasing completion is no longer a one-person job.

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  • Rolling refreshers through the year

When I engage with the FCA, I can show that every team has had training tailored to their role, that it's up to date, and that it runs throughout the year, with a full log of who's done what.

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Your questions answered

Questions about Mental Health First Aid training

How long is the Mental Health First Aid course?

It's made up of 5 microlessons, each under 5 minutes. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Learners get a certificate of completion once they finish every microlesson and complete the situational tests. The record is stored in 5Mins for audits.

Does this course make someone a qualified mental health first aider?

No. It builds awareness and practical skills to recognize distress and respond in a crisis. It isn't a clinical qualification, and it teaches learners to support colleagues without going beyond their role.

What is ALGEE?

A five-step action plan used in mental health first aid: approach and assess for risk, listen without judgment, give support and information, encourage appropriate professional help, and encourage other support.

Who should take this course?

Volunteers who act as mental health first aiders or champions, managers, HR and wellbeing teams, and any employee who wants to support colleagues. 5Mins also has Mental Health Awareness for Managers (UK) and for Employees (UK).

How often should staff take this training?

There is no fixed frequency in law. In 5Mins you can set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months, so refreshers happen automatically.

Can I try the course first?

Yes. Request a free sample lesson and book a short demo with our team. After your demo, we'll share sample lessons with you so you can see the format for yourself.

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