Experienced and passionate Training provider in Mental Health First Aid. Accredited and certificated courses available with online and F2F delivery.
How to recognise signs and symptoms of mental ill health & what to do about it.
14/11/2025
Gotta love some sparkle! Xmas is coming! We’ve had a lot of fun face to face this week with EWBeard in Stratton and Newbury getting the team up to speed as Mental Health First Aiders. Humbled by the depth of conversations we had on difficult topics. Modeling emotional intelligence and vulnerability is never easy but soooo worth it!
12/08/2025
Always a good breakfast to set the days training off right! Just live a Premier Inn 💃💃
Everyone’s frame of reference, everyone’s view on the world, is different. Don’t scold the behaviour, take the time to try and empathise with it.
28/03/2025
Please sign to get funding for youth mental health ring fenced in schools.
29/11/2024
What a fabulous way to end the week! Brilliantly beautiful people from Schneider who made this two day training course inspirational. And the new white board facility on zoom made discussing signs of depression very interactive! Thank you for kicking off the weekend with some Christmas Cheer!
11/11/2024
Super excited to be back, wearing my most favourite shoes EVER!!! Where am I training tomorrow??
31/10/2024
Gotta love a Premier Plus overnight Premier Inn Lancaster with a full English in the morning! Do you practice self care? Worked out I need to practice what I train so treated myself to an upgrade and had the best night sleep 😴, a rainfall shower with fab smellies, a Nespresso UK at 6am and feeling 10/10 for today’s session with EDF Heysham 💃💃💃Whohoo let’s go Thursday!!
29/10/2024
Exciting few days ahead working in Scotland 🏴 Long road trip yesterday and as I arrived late at night saw the power station looming in the darkness! And this mornings view from hotel room a bit better than my average one!!
21/10/2024
Life doesn't always get better.
But you do.
You get stronger.
You get wiser.
You get softer.
With tattered wings you rise.
And the world watches in wonder
at the breathless beauty of
a human who survived life ..
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Welcome, my name is Debs Sheppard and I provide Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training to individuals, groups and businesses.
We all know how important it is to look after our physical health, but what about our mental health? If you break an arm, it’s easy for others to see that you’re injured and need help. But what if it’s your mind that’s broken? Who sees that? Who’s there to help? I’d love it to be you!
WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID?
It’s a skill that preserves life (where there is a risk of self-harm or harm to others), helps prevent mental health issues from becoming more serious, provides comfort and promotes recovery.
Often, the person who is mentally ill is unable to ask for help or recognise their illness. A fully trained mental health first aider can spot the signs, ask the right questions and has the knowledge, confidence and ability to help.
WHO SHOULD BE DOING IT?
Everyone, from young adults, parents, care-givers and teachers to business owners, HR directors and public/private sector employees. All you need is the skill to recognise when something is wrong, and the capability to help someone find the right road to recovery.
Each year, 1 in 4 of us will experience some sort of mental ill health. How amazing would it be if you knew what to do? After all, it could be a member of your own family, one of your friends or a work colleague who needs help.