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For existing Mental Health First Aiders. Keep your skills sharp, your knowledge current and your confidence where it needs to be.
What It Is
Qualifying as a Mental Health First Aider is just the beginning. Skills fade. Confidence dips. Guidelines evolve. And the people on your team who've been carrying the weight of supporting colleagues need support themselves.
Danny's half-day MHFA refresher is designed for existing MHFAs who want to stay sharp. It revisits the core MHFA framework, updates knowledge where guidelines have changed, and — crucially — creates the space for MHFAs to reflect on what they've experienced since qualifying.
Because here's what nobody talks about: being an MHFA is hard. You're the person colleagues come to at their lowest points. You carry those conversations home. You need support too — and the refresher is where that happens.
Most organisations recommend an annual refresher. Many require it. Danny's half-day session makes that easy — and makes it genuinely count.
"Our MHFAs said it was the most useful half day they'd had in years. Danny reminded them why they did it."
Who It's For
If your organisation has qualified MHFAs and wants to keep them sharp, confident and supported — this is for them.
Anyone who has completed the two-day MHFA course and wants to maintain and strengthen their skills with an annual refresh.
Workplace first aiders in corporate, professional services or manufacturing environments.
MHFAs working in construction, transport, logistics or other high-risk site environments.
NHS and healthcare workers who are qualified MHFAs and carry significant secondary trauma alongside their clinical work.
School and college staff members who work in high-demand pastoral environments and carry the weight of young people's wellbeing.
Any organisation serious enough about its MHFAs to invest in keeping them current, confident and supported.
On the Day
Danny checks in about how your MHFAs have been getting on since qualifying — what situations they've faced, what's been hard, what support they need.
A full revisit of the MHFA action plan, mental health conditions and the core skills — refreshed, reinforced and grounded in Danny's lived experience.
Any changes to MHFA England guidance since the original qualification, updated signposting resources and new support services.
Space for MHFAs to share their experiences, discuss challenges and check in on their own wellbeing. This is often the part that matters most.
Updated resources, refreshed signposting guides and a clear plan for the year ahead. MHFAs leave reconnected to why they did it.
Common Concerns
The refresher is the most skipped investment in mental health support. Here's why that's a mistake.
Knowledge fades — that's human. Confidence fades even faster. The refresher isn't just about the content. It's about reconnecting your MHFAs to their purpose and making sure they're still okay themselves.
Your MHFAs are carrying other people's mental health on behalf of your organisation. Half a day once a year is a small price for keeping that support in place and keeping those people well.
Online resources don't create the reflection, the discussion and the renewal of commitment that happens in a room with Danny. The content alone isn't the point.
That's exactly when they need this. The refresher creates space for MHFAs to be looked after for once — not just to look after others. Danny understands that burden from both sides.
FAQ
Anyone who has completed the two-day MHFA England course. An annual refresher is recommended for all qualified Mental Health First Aiders.
The refresher does not issue a new MHFA England certificate — the full two-day course does that every three years. The refresher keeps skills sharp and confidence high between formal renewals.
Approximately 3 to 3.5 hours. Danny works around your schedule.
Up to 25 per session — which means you can refresh a larger group of existing MHFAs in a single half-day, rather than running multiple smaller sessions.
No. The refresher is specifically for existing qualified MHFAs. New participants should attend the two-day training course first.
Yes — a refresher in the morning for your MHFAs, followed by a half-day workshop for the wider team in the afternoon, works well for organisations investing in both.
Ready to Book?
Get in touch and Danny's team will come back to you within 24 hours. Half a day, once a year. It's the investment your MHFAs deserve.
