Mental Health First Aid Training

Delivered by our accredited trainers, this Mental Health First Aid course will teach you and your team how to provide initial support to other adults who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis.

This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals. With pricing starting at just $300 per person, this training is a worthwhile investment.

We are now delivering Mental Health First Aid training in three different delivery methods:

Blended

Part face-to-face, part self-paced

Blended Online

Part webinar, part self-paced

Standard

Entirely face-to-face

Who should attend?

Team Leaders
Supervisors
Department Managers
HR Managers
OH&S Managers

Benefits

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

Become an accredited Mental Health First Aider

Demonstrate your mental health first aid skills by becoming an Accredited Mental Health First Aider. Complete an online assessment after the course to become accredited.

Course formats

Blended: Part face-to-face, part self-paced

Half day of face-to-face teaching
Self-paced interactive eLearning (5-7 hours)
Both course components of the course are to be completed within a 3-month period

Blended Online: Part webinar, part self-paced

Instructor-led video conferencing (2 x 2.5 hour sessions)
Self-paced interactive eLearning (5-7 hours)
Both course components of the course are to be completed within a 3-month period

Standard: Entirely face to face

12 hour course that can be delivered over 2, 3 or 4 sessions.
We recommend a gap of no more than two weeks between sessions.
Maximum 15 participants per course.

Topics covered

Mental health crisis

Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Non-suicidal self-injury
Panic attacks
Traumatic events
Severe psychotic states
Severe effects from alcohol or other drug use
Aggressive behaviours

Mental health issues

Depression
Anxiety
Psychosis
Substance use

Enquire about Mental Health First Aid training

Mental health conditions present substantial costs to organisations.

However, through the successful implementation of an effective action to create a mentally healthy workplace, organisations, on average, can expect a positive return on investment (ROI) of 2.3.

That is, for every dollar spent on successfully implementing an appropriate action, there is on average $2.30 in benefits to be gained by the organisation.

– PwC