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Mental HeALTH FIRST aID (mhfa)

iN 2000, mhfa aUSTRALIA WAS BORN OUT OF A PASSION TO EDUCATE THE AUSTRALIAN POPULATION ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS, AND GIVE PEOPLE THE TOOLS AND THE CONFIDENCE TO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED.

iT HAS SINCE EXPANDED TO OVER 24 COUNTRIES, WITH OVER 4 MILLION PEOPLE TRAINED AS mhfaIDERS.

  • MHFA CONTENT

    At least 1 in 5 Australians in any given year will be experiencing a common mental illness – and many of us don’t know how to best provide assistance. Completing a MHFA course will help you to develop the skills and confidence when supporting family, friends, co-workers and community members with issues such as:

    • Depression;

    • Anxiety Disorders;

    • Substance Use Problems;

    • Psychosis;

    • A range of different crisis situations, including suicidal thoughts/behaviours, panic attacks, and traumatic events.

  • WHY MHFA

    MHFA is an evidence based course that provides a nationally recognized Qualification as a Mental Health First Aider. It has been taken into over 24 countries across the globe, with over 4 Million people trained and counting. Organisations that train a proportion of their staff are eligible to achieve recognition as Skilled MHFA Workplaces .

    MHFA courses can be run face-to-face, fully online (with an eLearning component), or a combination of both.

    There are a wide range of different MHFA courses available - MHFA Australia Courses

    The most popular MHFA Course is the Standard MHFA session - Standard MHFA

    For workplaces, many employers choose to run the Workplace MHFA - Workplace MHFA

  • FEEDBACK

    “Fairlie was amazing. It was fantastic to have a facilitator with great knowledge and experiences. She was able to break everything down so it was easy to understand and more importantly, remember! Thankyou!”

    “Fairlie is a great Facilitator; engaging, knowledgeable and brought the whole group on the journey”.

    “Fairlie was an excellent instructor and her style really suited my operationally focused team. We had fun whilst focusing on some serious issues”.

    “Fairlie was an extremely engaging, knowledgeable, and articulate instructor. She made the content relevant and relatable through sharing memorable stories”.

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Much like Physical First Aid, Mental Health First Aid has a simple to apply acronym called ALGEE. This forms the principle of how to engage with, and support someone, who is struggling with their mental health.

MORE INFORMATION on MHFA

 

what is the evidence base for MHFA?

An enormous body of research has gone into evaluating the success of MHFA programs, both nationally and internationally. Click HERE for more details.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT MHFA COURSES AVAILABLE?

Click HERE for a link to the wide variety of MHFA training sessions.

What are the guidelines for applying mhfa?

Whilst the principles of applying MHFA remain the same, the way in which it is applied with different communities can change. Click HERE for a link to a large number of different guidelines for MHFA application (e.g. People from immigrant and refugee backgrounds; people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; Carers for someone of a mental illness; Considerations for the LGBTQI+ community; Older person’s guidelines; Teen guidelines, and much more).