Training & Education
We make people, organisations and communities stronger and healthier with mental health and wellbeing education, training and support.
Our mission is to make healthier, happier spaces to work, learn, and live. We do this by delivering mental health and wellbeing training and education support with employers, schools, community groups and individuals. Whatever you need we can support you. Take a look at our catalogue of workshops and courses below, and reach out for guidance, prices and booking today.
All profits support the vital work we do within our communities.
Mental Health First Aider Training
Join our two day interactive MHFA training course, giving learners a confident grasp on mental health, regardless of their current knowledge. Every learner receives access to our two-day course, delivered on behalf of Mental Health First Aid England and by Accredited Trainers, as well as three (3) years of certification as a Mental Health First Aider including resources, ongoing learning and 24/7 digital support with the MHFAider Support App®.
Date: Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th September 2026 (9am – 5pm each day)
Location: To be announced
Further details: To complete the course and receive your certificate you must attend both course dates in full, and complete any accompany course tasks via the online portal. Find further details about the course here.
Purchase a single seat or multiple for your team. Email training@tynesidemind.org.uk or Call 0191 477 4545
Awareness of Mental Health
Awareness of Mental Health (half day training workshop) gives learners a general awareness of mental health and teaches common mental illnesses.
By participating in this course learners will uncover:
A greater understanding of mental health and wellbeing.
A stronger understanding of how mental ill-health affects individuals.
Knowledge of the mental health continuum.
Comprehension of the essential ways a person can self-manage their wellbeing.
Emotional Resilience
Emotional Resilience (half day workshop) helps learners thrive in the face of stressful situations at work, and in life in general, enhancing your knowledge on how to withstand and recover in hard situations and following difficult experiences.
By taking this course learners will gain:
A better understanding of the connection between emotional health and resilience.
The ability to assess your resilience traits.
An understanding of resilience.
The skills to recognise indicators of stress and identify sources of support.
The ability to identify practical steps we can take to build resilience.
The knowledge to build on your workplace strategies to meet challenges.
Wellbeing Hours
Wellbeing Hours are one hour bite-size workshops teaching learners popular selfcare activities you can embed into your daily life to better protect and care for your mental health.
Wellbeing Hours are most commonly delivered as single workshops however grouped as part of a larger series delivered over a period of time – or designed to accompany a wider (more in-depth) training and education session. We encourage you to pair workshops based on what works best for you and your learners. We are here to support with the choosing of preferred Wellbeing Hours.
Find all available Wellbeing Hours below:
Circles of control
Guided workshop: Participants use the Circles of Control to explore their control over their situation; looking at what we have full control over in our situation, situations in which we can influence others and control how we react, and situations where we have no control but can only control how we react.
Resilience planning
Guided workshop: Participants will look at their short and long-term goals for increasing their resilience and wellbeing.
Stress bucket
Guided workshop: participants identify what their helpful and unhelpful strategies are in dealing with stresses in life/work.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Guided workshop: This model stresses the importance of taking care of our physiological needs in order to support our mental health; mental health and physical health cannot be separated. Participants will explore this connection between mental and physical health and share ideas with others on how to improve overall wellbeing.
Using Imagery
Guided exercise: Participants will use guided imagery to improve their mental wellbeing.
Breathing exercises
Guided exercise: Participants will try out breathing exercises to help them to relax physically and mentally.
Grounding exercises
Guided activity: Participants will practice grounding exercises to help them to connect mind and body, and to help them to calm down and feel more centred.
Attention training
Guided workshop and activity: Learn a 3 minute attention exercise that will enhance your wellbeing; involves listening to music. Participants will discuss other ways to do this exercise and find a way that works for them.
Stress curve
Guided workshop: Participants will look at what they normally do to manage stress and stop themselves from tipping over from stretch to strain.
Resilience planning
Guided workshop: Participants will look at their short and long-term goals for increasing their resilience and wellbeing.
Concrete and abstract thinking
Guided workshop: Learn the difference between concrete and abstract thinking, and how concrete thinking supports our mental wellbeing.
Controlling strong impulses and emotions
Guided workshop: participants will look at how our negative thoughts can lead to our feelings, and ideas on how to remedy this.
Flexibility in resilience
Guided workshop: Participants will look at how can we improve our flexibility? Thinking and acting flexibly helps us to roll with the punches of life.
Gratitude
Guided workshop: Participants will consider the importance of gratitude in terms of supporting their resilience and will consider what they are grateful for.
Use of Worry Tree
Guided workshop: Participants will use the memory tree to work through a simple problem. This exercise supports people to use concrete thinking skills and is particularly useful for people who identify themselves as worriers.
Power of positivity
Guided workshop: Participants will engage in an activity to help them to think more positively about their situation.
Social support/workshop
Guided workshop: Consideration of participants’ present social support and ideas on how we can support ourselves to maintain social support during this challenging period.
Self-compassion
Guided workshop: Participants will learn about the elements of self-compassion and why this is important to our resilience and mental wellbeing, including a quiz to see how resilient they are.
‘Bounce back’ workshops
A series of guided workshops: Participants will look at how to thrive in the face of adversity, setbacks, and losses.
Mental Health for Managers
Mental Health for Managers is a full day workshop (or) two half day workshop, addressing the unique experiences of Managers and educating learners as to how they can support the wellbeing of employees in the workplace, whilst protecting their own mental health.
By taking this course learners will gain:
An understanding of mental health, mental ill-health and stigma.
Familiarisation with the multiple factors that may contribute to mental health conditions.
The skillset to recognise signs and symptoms of common mental health conditions (including anxiety, depression, bi-polar and stress).
The confidence to signpost people with mental health conditions to relevant, reputable services.
An understanding of legislation.
The knowledge needed to effectively support a member of staff returning to work after absence due to poor mental health.
An awareness of preventive self-care for mental health conditions.
Introduction to Suicide Awareness
Introduction to Suicide Awareness (one and a half hour workshop) teaches learners essential information around suicide.
By taking this course you can expect:
To better understand the prevalence of suicide.
To understand the impact of stigma and discrimination of people experiencing mental distress and suicidal thoughts.
To develop the ability to identify signs that might indicate suicidality.
To have a greater understanding of organisations that can help people who are feeling suicidal.
Support on Suicide
Support on Suicide (half day workshop) teaches a greater understanding of suicide.
By taking this course you can expect:
To better understand the prevalence and risk factors of suicide.
The impact of stigma/discrimination for those experiencing mental distress and suicidal thoughts.
The ability to identify signs that might indicate feelings of suicide in others.
The skills to speak to someone who is feeling suicidal and develop a support plan.
Knowledge about organisations that can help people who are feeling suicidal.
Support after Suicide
Support after Suicide (half day workshop) is delivered following the recent death of a person, offering crucial knowledge to help learners navigate the situation.
By taking this course you can expect:
To better understand the different forms of grief – natural deaths v. suicide.
The importance of selfcare and support available for those bereaved by suicide.
A greater understanding of the impact trauma has on the individual.
To better understand the effect stigma/stigmatizing language has on people bereaved by suicide.
Knowledge about how to support someone bereaved by suicide (practical & emotional).
Certified Mental Health Training
Our Certified Mental Health Training is delivered in partnership with social enterprise MHFA England and by accredited Trainers. All provide essential mental health information and support, and include certification upon completion of the course contents and attendance to all sessions. Courses we provide include Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health First Aid Refresher, Mental Health Aware and Mental Health Champion training.
Mental Health First Aid
Two day training course giving learners a confident grasp on mental health, regardless of their current knowledge.
By completing this course you will receive three (3) years of certification as a Mental Health First Aider including resources, ongoing learning and 24/7 digital support through the MHFAider Support App®.
By taking this course you can expect to learn:
The ability to recognise those with mental health concerns
The skillset to effectively support those in need and provide appropriate intervention.
The confidence to identify a person in need and assist them with accessing professional help and other supports.
Operate with active listening and empathy.
Able to find a noticeable improvement in your mental health literacy and have confidence discussing your position as a First Aider.
Practise selfcare, an essential part of providing mental health help to others.
Mental Health First Aid Refresher
Half day (four hour) training course giving learners up-to-date information and education as to how to correctly respond to a mental health need in another.
By completing this course you will receive a further three (3) years of certification as a Mental Health First Aider as well as resources, ongoing learning and 24/7 digital support through the MHFAider Support App®.
By taking this course you can expect to learn:
Up-to-date skills and current knowledge as to how to provide mental health support.
The opportunity to practice applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan.
*This course is only for those who have already complete the MHFA qualification prior to 2023.
Mental Health Aware
Half day (four hour) training course providing learners with essential information around mental health.
By completing this course you will receive a certificate of attendance, manual to refer to whenever you need it, as well as a workbook with a helpful toolkit to support your mental health.
By taking this course you can expect to learn:
An understanding of what mental health is and how to challenge stigma.
A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues.
An introduction to looking after your own mental health and how to maintain wellbeing.
Greater confidence supporting someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
Mental Health Champion Training
Half day (four hour) training course providing learners with essential information around mental health.
By completing this course you will receive a certificate of attendance, manual to refer to whenever you need it, a quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan and a workbook with a helpful toolkit to support your mental health.
By taking this course you can expect to learn:
An understanding of common mental health issues.
Knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness.
The skillset to spot signs of mental ill-health.
The ability to support positive wellbeing.
It’s important to us that our team feel their best at work; it’s been one of our core business values for the last 25+ years at Gardiner Richardson.
“The leadership training from Mind Tyneside and Northumberland has given us a clearer strategy and approach to supporting wellbeing and positive mental health in our business. We also invested in the resilience training for our whole team which has sparked some valuable conversations in the business. Both sessions left us full of ideas of how we can continue to adapt and improve our support for our team, and reassured us that we have great foundations in place already.
“The training was engaging and practical, and I’d recommend working with Mind Tyneside and Northumberland to any business interested in learning more about mental health and wellbeing at work.
– Jen Hallam
Gardiner Richardson – a strategic brand communications agency.
