Become an accredited

Mental Health First Aider.

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, 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 the help provided.

This is a 12-hour course, which is usually delivered as either:
A 2-day training package (6 hours per day), or as 4 separate modules (3 hours each)

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Course Overview

Learn about the signs and symptoms of common and disabling mental health problems in adults, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.

This is an education course, to learn how to give first aid to others, and is not a therapy or support group.

Developing Mental Health Problems Covered

• Depression and anxiety

• Psychosis

• Substance use problems

Crisis Situations Covered

• Suicidal thoughts and behaviours

• Non-suicidal self-injury (deliberate self-harm)

• Panic attacks

• Traumatic events

• Severe effects from drug and alcohol use

• Severe psychotic states

• Aggressive behaviours