Free mental health awareness training sessions
20 May 2025
Sharing on behalf of South Norfolk Council:
Following on from the previous information we shared, we had to unexpectedly cancel the session planned. A new date has been arranged and details are below.
South Norfolk and Broadland Council are running free mental health awareness training sessions to help create supportive communities as part of our mindful towns and villages project.
Mindful towns and villages offer safe spaces for people to have an open conversation about their mental wellbeing with individuals willing to support their communities. People from within the community (such as small local businesses, community groups, sports clubs, residents who like to support others etc.) will have completed low level mental health awareness training and can use this knowledge to provide support and signpost to other services as needed. These individuals are called Wellbeing Champions.
We want to highlight that we do not expect Wellbeing Champions to give any additional time to this role; these conversations will occur naturally as part of daily life. Additionally, we do not expect Wellbeing Champions to take on the role of a counsellor or diagnose any conditions. They are simply there for a low-level chat and to signpost as needed.
The details of our next course are:
Title: Mental Health Awareness in the Community
Provider: South Norfolk and Broadland Council
Date: Monday 16th June 2025
Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm (please arrive 10 minutes early)
Location: Langley with Hardley Village Hall, NR14 6DE
Mental Health Awareness in the Community Training
The training is 2 hours long with a break, and offers basic education about stress, different mental health conditions, why people may struggle and signs you may notice when someone is having a hard time. You will also learn how you might approach someone and start a conversation. Finally, you will learn about the Council's Help Hub and other services that can offer support so you can effectively signpost. You will receive access to a private area on the Council's website with further supporting website links and a supporting resource to use when having conversations.
If you are interested in booking a place, you can use the following booking link: https://forms.office.com/e/tQasbwdFn9
Please share this with anyone you think would enjoy becoming a local Wellbeing Champion for your area.
We run this training each month and move around locations between South Norfolk and Broadland. Future dates for this year are on the booking form too.
