Health Intent facilitate Mental Health First Aid® (MHFA™) courses and have a range of MHFA training pathways.

Accredited Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructors are skilled facilitators with a passion for improving the mental health of their communities.

Due to the intensity of some of the topics within this course, the duration of the course enables our participants to learn and process the content and information in a timely manner.

Approximately 20% of Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year!

Having mental health first aid skills means that you can assist someone developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis

Equipping yourself, and your work colleagues with increased mental health literacy will provide you the practical skills needed to support someone experiencing 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.

You can make a real difference to your community!

Join jus for this 2-day evidence based nationally recognized training course from Mental Health First Aid® (MHFA™)

https://mhfa.com.au/courses/public/96117

It looks at a range of Mental Illnesses i.e. Depression, Anxiety, Psychosis, PTSD, Eating Disorders, Suicidal ideation, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Substance Use Disorder and looks at risk factors, signs and symptoms and recovery strategies.

What you receive:

• Each participant will receive the MHFA Manual along with additional resources.
• Morning and afternoon tea is provided
• Free Parking

Special Note

This is a standardised course developed by Mental Health First Aid® International. Some aspects of this course have been customised by accredited MHFA Instructor (Katie Van Heek) to incorporate relevant examples and local information.

About Mental Health First Aid® Australia

Since it began in 2000, Mental Health First Aid® Australia has been committed to evaluating its training programs using rigorous, scientific studies. A number of these evaluations were conducted by MHFA™ or by the Population Mental Health Group at the University of Melbourne. Evaluation studies have also been conducted by independent organisations.

These evaluations consistently show that MHFA training is associated with improved knowledge of mental illnesses and their treatments, knowledge of appropriate first aid strategies, and confidence in providing first aid to individuals with mental illness, benefits which are maintained over time. Some studies have also shown improved mental health in those who attend the training, decreases in stigmatising attitudes, and increases in the amount and type of support provided to others.

MHFA Website Resources

The Mental Health First Aid® Australia website contains resources on the research, evaluation and guidelines that are the basis for MHFA™ courses.

Should you wish to have access to any of these resources, or background, as potential clients here are the links:

mhfa.com.au/mhfa-research

mhfa.com.au/research/mhfa-course-evaluations

mhfa.com.au/research/mhfa-australia-course[1]development

mhfa.com.au/mental-health-first-aid-guidelines