Mental Health First Aid
The 12-hour Standard Mental Health First Aid course is for any interested adult. You will 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.
What’s the format?
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)
Who can attend?
Any adult can attend.
What is the cost?
Attendance fees for the two-day training program is $350.00 inc GST per participant, which includes resources, morning/afternoon refreshments and lunch.
Why attend a course?
Evaluations consistently show that MHFA training is associated with improved knowledge of mental illnesses, their treatments and 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 help provided.
Why TrainupNOW?
Approximately 20% of Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Completing an MHFA Course with TrainupNOW will help you to develop the skills to support a friend, family member or co-worker.
Acquiring mental health first aid skills with TrainupNOW means you can assist someone developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis and make a real difference to your community.
TrainupNOW has been delivering physical first aid and aquatic rescue courses and involved with the emergency services system (surf lifesaving) for over 10 years.
Accreditation
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.
What the course covers
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
Mental health crisis situations covered:
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
- Non-suicidal self-injury (deliberate self-harm)
- Panic attacks
- Traumatic events
- Severe effects of drug and alcohol abuse
- Severe psychotic states
- Aggressive behaviours