First Aid for Youth Mental Health with Soundcastle
Music Mark
9th & 16th June 2026 9.30am - 1.30pm Online (Zoom)

Obtain a FAA Level 2 Award / SCQF Level 5 Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health (RQF) and tools to help you support young people’s mental health. The course is lead by Soundcastle, the music charity looking to boost wellbeing, build confidence, reduce loneliness, and support communities.

This qualification has been designed with children and young people in mind covering areas such as depression, self-harm, eating disorders and bullying and will provide the knowledge and skills to identify a potential mental health condition, start a conversation, and provide support and guidance to professional help. Learners will not diagnose or treat mental health conditions as this can only be carried out by healthcare professionals but will gain the knowledge to identify when a person may have a condition and know where they can go to get help.

Delivered by Soundcastle, their instructors have a deep knowledge of the music education sector, having first hand experience of teaching music in primary, secondary and higher education both as classroom and peripatetic teachers. In addition to this, their community engaged practice sees them making music in mental health specific settings – consequently the case studies and experience they bring to these sessions are highly relevant for our sector.

For more information visit musicmark.org.uk/events/first-aid-for-youth-mental-health-with-soundcastle/