Live role-play

Could you support someone in distress right now?

Find out in five to ten minutes. Practise a real conversation with an AI role-play partner, in your own words. Free.

What you get at the end

  • You are assessed on how you did, against the LIFT moves a trained responder uses.
  • You are told where you can improve, and what to try next time.
  • You see how your skills compare, so you know where you stand.
  • Five to ten minutes
  • Voice, or type
  • Private. Nothing is shared with an employer.

MHFR Roleplay Coach

Choose your character

Ready to practise?

A short 5–10 min voice roleplay to sharpen your Mental Health First Response skills. A Roleplay Coach guides you through the LIFT framework, then coaches you on what landed well and what to try next time.

Press Begin session. Allow the microphone if you want to speak, or type your replies.

The next step

Want to develop your capability to support others in distress? Start the course.

The introductory course to Mental Health First Responder training is free and self-paced: what to look for, how to open the conversation, and the LIFT moves the role-play coach just assessed you on. The first six modules, no credit card.

Start the free introductory course

Opens in the ShareTree Academy. No sign-up to browse.

How it works

Three steps. One real conversation.

  1. 1

    Pick a colleague and a level

    The coach welcomes you, you choose one of four colleagues and how hard it gets, then you are in the scenario.

  2. 2

    Have the conversation

    Live, in your own words, by voice or by typing. The partner responds the way a real person would.

  3. 3

    Get your assessment

    The coach debriefs you on the full LIFT framework: what landed, where to improve, how you compare.

What you are assessed on

LIFT, the conversation that helps

The coach scores you against the same framework Mental Health First Responders are trained in. Four moves, in order, and only the next one once the person is safe and steady.

  1. L

    Listen with attention and intention. Empathic presence, no jumping in.

  2. I

    Inquire with needs-based questions. How are you feeling? What is the hardest part?

  3. F

    Find a way forward together. Supports, options, one small next step.

  4. T

    Thank them for their character strengths, and close safely.

The full programme

Become a Mental Health First Responder

Three sessions, two frameworks, a certified credential, and the role-play coach for as long as you want to practise. For you, or for the people your workplace already turns to.

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