Supervisor & Team Training

Mental Health First Aid Training

Give your team the skills to respond when it matters most.

A mental health crisis can happen to anyone, at any time, and many workplaces have no one trained to respond. In this accredited course, you and your team learn how to provide initial support to an adult experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

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What’s Included

Delivered by our accredited trainers, based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience and professionals, through Mental Health First Aid Australia. Choose the format that suits your team:

Blended: half-day face-to-face + 5–7 hours self-paced eLearning, completed within 3 months (6–22 participants)
Blended online: 2 x 2.5-hour instructor-led video sessions + eLearning, completed within 3 months (6–12 participants)
Standard: 12-hour in-classroom course over 2 sessions, ideally no more than 2 weeks apart (6–22 participants)

Topics covered include mental health crises, suicidal thoughts and behaviours, panic attacks, traumatic events, severe psychotic states, substance use, and aggressive behaviours.

Why It’s Important

Attendees become Accredited Mental Health First Aiders on completion
Improved knowledge of mental illnesses, treatments and appropriate first aid strategies
Greater confidence providing assistance to a colleague with a mental illness
Decreased stigma and increased help provided across the workplace
Eligible workplaces can pursue Mental Health First Aid® Workplace Recognition, improving corporate reputation and culture

According to PWC research, for every dollar spent on successfully implementing an appropriate workplace mental health action, organisations gain an average of $2.30 in benefits — a 2.3x return on investment.

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