MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID ACCREDITED COURSES
WOULD YOU KNOW HOW TO HELP?
Mental health problems can affect anyone in the community and inaccurate and stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental illness are common. Many people lack the knowledge, skills, and confidence to support a friend, family member or co-worker experiencing a mental health problem, including how to approach someone and start a safe conversation.
FORWARD LOOKING CAN HELP YOU BECOME A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDER
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses teach people simple, practical first aid skills for helping a family member, friend, co-worker or other person who is experiencing mental health problems. MHFA courses will teach you how to listen and respond to someone with a mental health problem, even if they are experiencing a crisis. You’ll learn how to help someone to access the support they might need for the successful management of symptoms as part of their recovery journey. This could include self-help books or websites, accessing support through their GP, their school or place of work, online self-referral, support groups, and more.
What’s more, you’ll be able to actively reduce stigma in your community, by responding appropriately to myths and misunderstandings about mental illness.
12-hour Standard MHFA Course
The 12-hour Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course teaches adults (18 years and over) how to provide initial support to adults.
Course format
This is a 12-hour course, which can be delivered as either:
A 2-day training package (6 hours per day) as 2 consecutive days or separated
As 4 separate training modules (3 hours each).
Please note that all 4 modules must be completed within 4 weeks.
Course participants receive a copy of the Standard MHFA Manual to keep and a Certificate of Accreditation as a Mental Health First Aider.