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Mental Health First Aid

Learn how to recognise the signs of mental health problems, provide initial help and guide someone toward appropriate support. MHFA is suitable for workplaces, community members, frontline staff and anyone wanting to respond with confidence.

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What you will learn

Learn how to assist adults who are developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis, until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves. 

The 12-hour Standard Mental Health First Aid course is for any interested adult. 

You will learn how to assist an adult 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. 

Evaluations consistently show that MHFA training is associated with improved knowledge of mental illnesses, their treatments and appropriate first aid strategies, and confidence in providing first aid to individuals with mental illness. It is also associated with decreased stigma and an increase in help provided.

Recognise the warning signs of mental health problems in other adults.

Learn the skills to have an open, supportive conversation about mental health.

Respond across a range of crisis situations where an adult may be at risk of harm. 

Reduce stigma and increase support for adults experiencing and living with mental health problems. 

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