Mental Health First Aid – Online
Our online course is presented over Zoom through two 4-hour sessions over two days. Upon completion of this course, participants can complete the online test to gain their accreditation which lasts for 3 years.
When & Where
10 Sept 2025, 11:30 am – 11 Sept 2025, 2:00 pm
Zoom
About this workshop
1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental health problem in any given year. That means that every person is likely to know someone who is experiencing a mental health problem. Anyone can have a conversation that may save a life. Everyone should know how!
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA™) offers early-intervention education courses for adults in the workplace that increase mental health literacy and teach the practical skills needed to support a co-worker or another adult, experiencing a mental health problem.
Mental Health First Aid training equips people with the knowledge and confidence to approach or respond to someone who may need information or support.
Topics include:
Common mental health conditions
Risk factors & protective factors
Crisis situation support
Framework to supporting a mental health conversation
Course Component 1:
A self-paced eLearning component (takes 5-7 hours to complete). Participants need to first complete this component.
Course Component 2:
Consists of 2 x 2.5 hour Instructor-led video conferencing sessions including a review of the eLearning content learnt in Course Component 1 followed by activities, scenarios, more in depth discussion and practice conversations with course participants.