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To optimise the investment of Mental Health First Aid training in the workplace and to help embed it within an organisation, provision of on-going internal support and guidance for First Aiders for Mental Health can be invaluable. It helps to continue taking the mental wellbeing agenda forward, create a consistent approach and to also encourage people to talk more freely about mental health; thereby reducing stigma and creating a more positive culture.

Every organisation will have a different approach to how they support their First Aiders for Mental Health but here are some examples of support strategies which have proven successful:

• Setting up networks (with a clear remit) for support and idea sharing
  
• Putting in place a First Aider for Mental Health role and policy to ensure clarity on expectations
  
• Develop and promote clear referral or assistance pathways so First Aiders for Mental Health can signpost effectively to support
  
• Increase mental wellbeing literacy across the organisation to help normalise conversations around mental health