Mental Health First Aid Wales

1. Mental Health First Aid Wales Comments from course participants 2013 -2014 Over 13,000 people throughout Wales have been trained so far. 1

2. Several colleagues are interested in doing this course if it could be run again this year 2

3. The topic can be very emotional but learning was informal and "fun" It is a brilliant training course, very informative and helpful. 3

4. There was a brilliant mix of teaching, role play and videos I feel that the course was delivered in an approachable and engaging way, with excellent interaction and facilitation of dialogue 4

5. An absolutely wonderful experience. I will take this with me both personally and professionally - fabulous! Thank you 5

6. Helpful and informative training. I feel more confident in asking what can seem intrusive questions 6

7. I would like the Police Officers I work with to attend and for it to be delivered to Officers in general 7

8. The MHFA training was clear and easy to follow for such a difficult topic! Excellent!! 8

9. This course should be delivered as much as possible to increase awareness and understanding of mental health and support services available The whole course was excellent. I wish I had done this years ago An absolutely wonderful experience. I will take this with me both personally and professionally - fabulous! Thank you! 9

10. There was a good mix of practical activities to cover all learning styles. The course was a real eye-opener! The whole course was excellent! I wish I had done this years ago 10

11. Don’t change a thing - it was exactly what I needed to use in my role This will really assist with my health visiting 11

12. All staff should be encouraged to do this training - very worthwhile 12

13. I thoroughly enjoyed the training and feel that I have gained some valuable knowledge to help me to assist others Excellent training - very informative and a good mix of activities kept it interesting. Follow-on training should be available. 13

14. The trainer was well informed and easy to listen to and understand The only problem with the course was that it did not last long enough. It was full of Interesting topics and explanations 14

15. I have learned some useful strategies and now feel more confident to carry them out It really brought it home that a mental illness can happen to anyone and any family 15

16. The course fulfilled my expectation and ambition. I would now like to take my understanding and improve the skills in order to greater help in my role as a paramedic 16

17. One of the best courses that I have attended. Make it mandatory for all support workers I would like to take part in more training !! It was brilliant!! All was superb! The best course I have done! Thank you 17

18. There are many other topics which could be included but then we would be here all week! However, we covered each area in depth with enough info to equip us to help our client group Push it out to schools and care-workers and raise as much awareness as possible 18

19. Two days of very pleasurable learning. I feel much more confident to deal with the topic. Many thanks More people should know that this is available 19

20. It was excellent. Very well presented, thorough, clear, concise and supportive. It’s the best course I've been on in a long time! Thank you. Absolutely fantastic! Great course & presentation! Could we have refresher training yearly? 20