Mental Health Promotion Training

These pages provide access to a package of peer-reviewed training modules covering many aspects of mental health and well-being.  The purpose of the training package is to share and promote good practice in mental health promotion training, in support of the 2007 West Midlands Charter for Mental Health and Well-being.

The majority of the modules that make up the package are based on tried and tested sessions that have been developed by Mental Health Promotion Leads in the West Midlands. Their content reflects the CSIP West Midlands guidance for good practice for mental health promotion training (download document: PDF 24KB), which resulted from the Mental Health Awareness Training Mapping exercise.

Training Overview

The package currently includes modules on

It also provides links to other training resources on

General Training Resources

The following are documents which may be useful for any training session on Mental Health Promotion:

Who are the Mental Health Promotion Training pages for?

These pages are designed for use by professionals involved in organising, or delivering, mental health promotion training. To deliver the modules in the training package effectively, a sound knowledge of the subject matter is required, as is previous experience of training/facilitating groups. If you would like advice or assistance in using the package, please contact your local Mental Health Promotion Lead. Click here for contact details.

If you are a member of the public interested in mental health related courses, the following sources of further help and information may be useful:

  • Your local mental health promotion lead will know of some of the opportunities for training and education available to you locally. Click here for a list of contact details.
  • Local colleges and universities generally offer a range of courses in mental health, often for people interested in working in health and social care. Contact them directly for information or visit your local library which should hold college and university prospectuses for your area.

Please note, the information contained in these pages is not designed for members of the public with concerns about their own, or someone else's, mental health. Anyone in this situation is advised to speak to their GP, or NHS Direct on 0845 4647 (24 hour healthcare, advice and information line) or http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk.