Introduction to Adolescent Mental Health
About the service
This free online course is designed to equip individuals with tools to explore different mental health support approaches and identify struggling young people for appropriate support access.
Autism and Suicide Awareness Training
About the service
Autism and Suicide Awareness Training teaches about autism and suicide risk, shares real experiences, helps you spot warning signs, and provides resources for support.
This course was co-produced with people from the autistic community. This is particularly recommend you take the training if you are part of the autistic community or work with autistic people and you are aged 16 or over.
How to access the service
Mental health skills: counselling, self-harm and suicide awareness, mental health awareness, children and young people courses
About the service
On the Mental Health Courses website you will find: the following free mental health courses online:
- counselling skills
- self-harm and, suicide awareness and prevention
- awareness of mental health problems
- children and young people's mental health
- behaviour that challenges in children
How to access the service
Social isolation awareness training by Zero Suicide Alliance
About the service
Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) Social Isolation Training course offers a brief introduction to social isolation. In 5 to 10 minutes, you will learn how social isolation affects our mental health and how to step up and help someone who feels isolated.
The training is recommended for anyone aged 16 and over.
Through the training, you will learn how social isolation affects our mental health and how to help someone who is feeling socially isolated.
How to access the service
Understand how to support individuals with mental ill health - MHFA Level 2. Free online course
About the service
This is a free online mental health first aid (MHFA) course equips you with the confidence, skills, and qualification to support others with mental ill health.
You will explore mentally healthy environments, develop wellness action plans and discover how to protect your own mental health.
The MHFA training includes a certificate and is accredited at level 2. It features flexible learning, expert support, and no exams.
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Understanding Refugee and Asylum Seeker Mental Health online training by Solace
About the service
Solace offers 2 courses:
- Course 1. Understanding Refugee and Asylum Seeker Mental Health
- Course 2. Effective Therapeutic Support for Asylum Seekers
These courses will help you understand how to support the mental health and wellbeing of those who have been displaced from their country of origin. The courses have tutorial videos and review pages. There is no test, but you can reflect on what you learned.
The courses are made up of tutorial videos between 10 to 30 minutes long. The pages that follow offer review, reference and revision of that video content.
There is no test to complete, but several places to reflect on what you have learnt, what you will change, and what you will share with others in your organisation.
How to access the service
Housing Solutions Team
About the service
The Council can assist if you are homeless or worried about becoming homeless. Please get in touch as soon as you can in order to give our dedicated teams more time to help you.
How to access the service
If you are worried about becoming homeless you should contact the Housing Solutions Team as soon as possible. In the first instance please telephone or email. Find contact details below.
The team will contact you within two working days to assess your circumstances so they can refer you to the most appropriate team for help.
If your situation is urgent they recommend you contact immediately and someone from the Housing and Homelessness Assessment Team will get in touch within 24hrs.
You can also visit the Customer Service Centre Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.
Availability
Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm (except bank holidays).
Contact details
Carers Network
About the service
Carers Network is an independent local charity. The Network's vision is that every unpaid carer is recognised and leads a healthy, fulfilling life with control over their caring role.
Their work reaches over 7,000 unpaid carers in the most isolated and deprived pockets of the City of Westminster, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Carers network provide a range of free, practical and personalised advice on a range of issues affecting unpaid carers such as:
- health and wellbeing
- end of life carers
- money and benefits
- legal advice and help
- employment and education
- housing
- long-term conditions
- relationships
How to access the service
If you are an adult unpaid carer looking after someone over 18 who lives in Kensington and Chelsea, you can register for support by completing their online form.
If you are a professional, you can refer carers you are working with to Carers Network by completing their online form.
Carers Network is located in Beethoven Centre, Queen's Park in Westminster.
Availability
Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm (except bank holidays).
Contact details
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 8960 3033