HAVING A CONVERSATION COULD SAVE A LIFE
Mental health First Aid
Our training equips you and your staff with the skills needed to recognise and support someone experiencing a mental health problem.
97% of participants would recommend this course.
A COMMON ISSUE
1 in 5 Australians will experience mental health problem in any given year.
You likely know someone who is experiencing a mental health problem, whether that is a family member, a friend or colleague. In fact, mental illness is now said to affect every Australian either directly or indirectly.
It is clear we need more mental health literacy and support skills in communities and businesses to help aid more Australians experiencing mental health problems.
This is where Mental Health First Aid training can help.
Mental Health First Aid skills based, early-intervention training programs mobilise and empower communities by equipping people with the knowledge and confidence to recognise, connect and respond to someone experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis.
Anyone can have a conversation that may save a life. Everyone should know how.
A course for everyone
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Mental health First Aid - Standard
Developed for adults, to learn how to assist and support another adult.
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Mental health First Aid - Youth
Developed for adults, to learn how to assist and support young people.
designed for youth
The Mental Health First Aid Youth Program
With a focus on improved mental health literacy and early intervention, Youth Mental Health First Aid is for adults who work, live or care for adolescents. This can include: teachers, school support staff, parents, sports coaches, community group leaders and youth workers.
The Youth Mental Health First Aid course will teach you how to assist adolescents who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based Action Plan. This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.
The mental health problems covered in the course include:
- Depression and anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Psychosis
- Substance use problems
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
- Non-suicidal self-injury
- Panic attacks and traumatic events
- Severe psychotic states
- Severe effects from alcohol or other drug use
The blended program is made up of an online component plus face-to-face training. The online component is approximately 4 – 5 hours which can be broken into smaller blocks. All attendees are provided with a hard copy manual.
To give you the opportunity to practice the skills of having a conversation, our face-to-face workshops can be held in two formats:
- 1 day workshop which runs for approximately 8 hours including breaks,
- 2 workshops split across 2 days for approximately 3.5 hours each
our partners trust us
“Gary was knowledgeable and professional. I thoroughly enjoyed the course content and I was engaged throughout. Would highly recommend this course to anyone.”
“Gary is an amazing facilitator. He was able to adapt course work to suit our unique online learning environment with students and work through case scenarios that could arise out of this complexity . Gary is a warm and caring person. A good communicator. He helped participants feel relaxed with a safe learning environment to take risks during role plays.”
“I found this course excellent in both the content and the way it was presented, both the online and the face to face. It has made me more confident in dealing with youth with mental health issues.”