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Let's Be Real - Mental Health for Young Minds

Educator mental health training in Europe and beyond

Training for the adults young people turn to first: how to notice what is changing, how to hold a difficult conversation, and how to pass it on to the right person.

Delivered across Germany, Europe and beyond, in English and German, on site or online. Formats run from a twilight session to a certified two-day tier.

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What educators learn

  • Recognising early changes in behaviour, mood and engagement
  • The ANCHOR framework for a supportive conversation
  • Holding a moment without trying to fix it
  • Escalation: who to involve, when, and how to hand over
  • Neurodivergence and how distress can present differently
  • Protecting your own wellbeing in a pastoral role

Who it is for

  • Teachers, form tutors and heads of year
  • Pastoral, counselling and safeguarding teams
  • School leaders and wellbeing leads
  • Support staff, coaches and boarding teams

Formats across Europe and beyond

Whole-staff INSET days, twilight sessions, online cohorts for distributed teams, and regional sessions for school groups. Every session is adapted to your safeguarding policy and referral pathways.

Tiers

  • NOTICE - awareness for every adult in the community
  • HOLD - practical response training for teaching and pastoral staff
  • LEAD - for leaders shaping policy and whole-school strategy

Free guide for school leaders

A short, practical download you can use before any training starts.

  • For school leaders

    The School Mental Health Capability Framework

    One page: Understand, Respond, Embed and the six capability areas behind them. Rate your school in ten minutes.

    Download the PDF (1 page)

Common questions

Where in Europe and beyond do you deliver educator training?
We are based in Frankfurt and deliver across Germany and the rest of Europe and beyond, in person or online, in English and German.
Do educators need any prior mental health background?
No. The training assumes no clinical background and is built around the everyday moments educators already handle.
Is this Mental Health First Aid?
No. Youth Mental Health Response is our independently developed, school-specific framework. It is MHFA-informed and adapted for the roles and realities of school communities, particularly international schools. It rests on our own ANCHOR conversation framework. The curriculum is independently developed.
How long is a session?
One day for the HOLD tier, with an optional second day, plus shorter twilight and INSET formats.
Is this an accredited MHFA course?
No. Our curriculum is independently developed and MHFA-informed rather than an accredited Mental Health First Aid course. It is not quality-assured by MHFA England or any official MHFA provider, and we are explicit about that so schools can choose what they need.
What does 'MHFA-informed' actually mean?
It means we share MHFA's first-response philosophy - notice the signs, stay calm, listen without fixing, guide towards the right help - but the content is our own, built around the ANCHOR framework and split across the NOTICE, HOLD and LEAD tiers. The programme is not quality-assured by MHFA England or another official MHFA provider.
What certificate do participants receive?
Participants who complete a Youth Mental Health Response tier receive the LBR Youth Mental Health Response Certificate - an LBR-issued professional training certificate, valid for three years. It is not an externally accredited clinical qualification.

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