Mental Health AwarenessAim: To raise awareness of mental health and to understand and recognise the causes, symptoms, and support options for a range of mental health issues.
Who is it for?
This course is for anyone who would like a better understanding of mental health conditions.
What’s covered?
- What we mean by mental health and mental distress
- Different models of mental health - medical/biological or psychological and social?
- How race, culture and gender impact on our experience of mental health
- Common vs severe mental health conditions, neurosis or psychosis?
- Personality disorder: general features, common themes, the different types of personality disorder, causes, treatment and support
- Common mental health conditions: signs and symptoms, causes, treatment and support of anxiety, depression, OCD and phobias
- Less common mental health conditions: signs and symptoms, causes, treatment and support of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Bristol
Date: 28th September 2017
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: Age UK, Canningford House, 38 Victoria St, Bristol BS1 6BY
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London
Date: 31st October 2017
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: Number 63 Hotel, 63 Bayswater Road, London W2 3PH
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Birmingham
Date: 20th November 2017
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue:Cornwall Buildings, 45 Newhall Street, Birmingham B3 3QR
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Milton Keynes
Date: 12th December 2017
Time: 10.00am - 13.00pm
Venue: Community Foundation, Acorn House, 381 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 3HP
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Leeds
Date: 11th January 2018
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Venue: Age UK, Bradbury Building, Mark Lane, Leeds, LS2 8JA
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London
Date: 13th February 2018
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: Number 63 Hotel, 63 Bayswater Road, London W2 3PH
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Leicester
Date: 7th March 2018
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1RE
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