Bespoke training event: Mental Health Awareness for Faith Groups
April 05, 2017
The Mental Health and Faith survey we conducted in January, where almost all the different faith traditions in the city engaged resulting in an overall 60% response rate.
This data has been incredibly useful for us as we, in partnership with Mind in Brighton and Hove, have designed a bespoke Mental Health Awareness for Faith Groups training event based on the feedback you gave.
We are pleased to announce the details below:
Training event details
The training event is organised by the BHFA Mental Health Faith Partnership and our partners Mind, who specialise in delivering training on mental health awareness. The half-day training event covers the areas of interest that emerged from the survey data.
Key learning Outcomes:
· Mental Health in a Faith context
· What is Mental Health?
· Considering stigma and its effects
· Types of mental illness and symptoms
· How to recognise the signs
· How to respond/help
· Treatment and support available
· Local services available
· Risk and safeguarding
· Looking after yourself including the 5 ways to wellbeing
Dates:
As places are limited to 20 participants, we are holding it twice to meet expected demand, both at the training room in the Mind office:
Mental Health Awareness for Faith Groups
Thursday 20th April, 9:30am-1pm
or
Monday 8th May, 9:30am-1pm
Location:
Training room, office of Mind in Brighton and Hove
51 New England Street
Brighton
BN1 4GQ
Delivered by:
Jodie Wallis, Service Manager of Training and Service Development at Mind in Brighton and Hove
Guest speaker:
Rev Victoria Martin, Brighton and Hove chaplain of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Vicky works as a chaplain within a NHS mental health care provider and will be speaking about faith groups in a mental health context and relay some of the experiences her patients pass on.
Booking your place
Rather than set-up an Eventbrite page which adds unnecessary complexity and fees, we’ve opted for a low-tech option for booking. As places are limited we are charging a modest fee of £10 to encourage attendance. We will use these funds to further the aims and objectives of the Mental Health Faith Partnership.
To book electronically:
Reply to this email and include the following details:
Names of people attending:
Faith group:
Role(s) within faith group:
Best telephone number to reach you:
Which date you wish to book (20th April / 8th May)
Use your online banking to send £10 per person to the Brighton and Hove Faith in Action bank account: Account number: 60266384, Sort Code: 53 61 02
Please use your own name as a reference so we can identify your payment.
To book via post:
Send a cheque made out to ‘Brighton and Hove Faith in Action’ with a covering note including:
Names of people attending:
Faith group:
Role(s) within faith group:
Best telephone number to reach you:
Which date you wish to book (20th April / 8th May)
Our address is:
BHFA
3, 67 Brunswick Street West
Hove,
BN3 1EL
Places are booked on a first come, first served basis. If we cannot offer you a place on the desired date we will offer you a space, if one is available, on the alternative date. If you can’t make either or we are fully booked, we will refund your fee if you’ve already made payment. If we are fully booked for both dates, it is likely we will hold a third date on an afternoon slot and we would offer you a place on this.
