If you need mental health crisis support, please contact your local mental health services, your GP, or telephone 111 or the emergency services.

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Dealing with a major incident series: Young people dealing with the impact of a major incident

Current Status

Not Enrolled

Price

Free

Get Started

This course will take about 1 to 2 hours to complete, but this timing will depend on how fast you read and how long you spend on the activities and questions. You do not need to finish the whole course in one go. If you leave and come back to the course you can pick up where you left off. 

About the course

This course is for education and information only. It does not provide therapy, medical advice, or professional support. If you need crisis support, please contact local mental health services, your GP or telephone 111 or the emergency services.

Important:
Please note

When you are logged into your Recovery College Online account, and have marked each page of this course as complete, you will have access to a personalised certificate. You can find this by going to ‘your account’ and looking for the certificate icon next to the name of the course you have done.

Course updated, June 2025. 

Course Content

Introduction to Young People: Dealing with a Major Incident
How you might feel
Coping with the aftermath
Understanding yourself
Feelings when someone you love or care about dies or is badly hurt
What usually helps and how to help yourself
How to tell if you need extra help
The anniversary effect
Finishing the Young People: Dealing with a Major Incident course