Public Mental Health Leadership Certification Course
Launched in 2024, the second year of fully booked cohorts for the Public Mental Health Leadership (PMHL) Certification Course is now drawing to a close.
We very much look forward to welcoming you to the course in 2026. Please do book a place or register your interest if you would like to join us for one of the two forthcoming cohorts, which each contain two webinar sessions as below (you will need to attend both webinar dates within your cohort):
Cohort 1 webinar dates
- Wednesday 11 Feb 2026, 9.30am–12.30pm
AND
- Wednesday 3 June 2026, 2pm–5pm
Access to the eLearning modules will be granted from 17 November 2025.
Cohort 2 webinar dates
- Wednesday 23 September 2026, 9.30am–12.30pm
AND
- Wednesday 9 December 2026, 9.30am–12.30pm
Access to the eLearning modules will be granted from 29 June 2026.
We would suggest booking your place early to avoid disappointment, and to allow yourself sufficient time to complete eLearning modules 1-3 before the first webinar, and modules 4-6 before the second webinar.
The course offers six carefully designed, comprehensive eLearning modules including discussion forums, reflections and downloadable documents; access to a curated suite of existing RCPsych eLearning resources on related topics; a unique BJPsych Advances Collection and two webinars including a live Q&A session with an expert faculty, and intends to:
- enhance the knowledge and skills of public mental health among psychiatrists and the wider clinical workforce
- generate and empower local champions of public mental health and provide further insights for professional work
- develop a culture change from an individualised model of clinical psychiatry to a population-based, preventative public health approach
- train the next generation of multidisciplinary leaders in public mental health by providing them with the tools and expertise to advocate for public mental health.
Previous learners remarked on the “excellent content, clear and concise structure, amazing resources and signposting for additional study”, and “[The] breadth and depth of information, interactive and reflective nature of [the] course and mix of media for conveying information”. Discussion forums and activities were valued, as was “knowledge given through examples, not just theoretical”. The interactive webinars enabled “really rich discussions about how we will use our learning in our workplaces.”
As a complement to the course, you are invited to join the excellent Public Mental Health Learning Community at any point. This consists of a series of learning set and workshop webinars which aim to support local systems in improving public mental health implementation, and create a space for continuous shared learning among clinicians, public health experts and those with lived experience.
We look forward to meeting you on the course!