Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health Victoria offers both Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health First Aid Refresher courses.

The Blended Online MHFA Community Course has been adapted from the Standard Mental Health First Aid Course for adults.

This training has a self-paced component followed by two online sessions.

Audience

This Mental Health First Aid course is for any interested adult.

Aims

Participants will learn:

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
How to provide mental health first aid in a crisis situation using a practical, evidence-based action plan.

Outline

Developing mental health problems covered include:

Depression
Anxiety problems
Psychosis
Substance use problems

Mental health crises covered:

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

Mental Health First Aid Refresher Courses

Mental Health First Aid offers 4-hour face-to-face refresher courses that allow current Standard MHFAiders to refresh their knowledge and skills and extend their accreditation for another three-year period.

Refresher courses must be completed between the 2.6 and 3.3-year mark.

The content of each refresher course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.

There are three different refresher courses available. MHFAiders should do the same type of refresher course as their original 12-14 hour MHFA course to renew their accreditation. MHV is only offering the standard refresher.

Cost

Mental Health First Aid:

Mental Health Victoria Member rate $240 (includes 25 per cent discount)

Non-member rate $320

Mental Health First Aid Refresher:

Mental Health Victoria Member rate $240 (includes 25 per cent discount)

Non-member rate $320

All course materials are included.

To register

Visit our registration page for upcoming training

Online training

This training will be delivered online via Zoom. A link along with materials for the course will be emailed to the participants one day prior.

Customised in-house training

Mental Health Victoria can customise any of our training and professional development programs to meet your specific organisational needs, and then deliver online.

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Mental Health Victoria acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as traditional custodians of the land on which it operates. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and value the rich history, unbroken culture and ongoing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to country.

Mental Health Victoria acknowledges those people touched directly and indirectly by mental health vulnerabilities, trauma, suicide and neurodiversity, and their families, kin, friends and carers. We acknowledge the ongoing contribution of those people in the mental health sector.

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