Collaboration • Knowledge • Leadership
Collaboration • Knowledge • Leadership
What does Mental Health Victoria (MHV) do?
Is MHV part of the Victorian Government?
Can MHV help me with my mental health issue?
Can MHV refer me to a mental health service provider?
Can I become an associate of MHV?
What training does Mental Health Victoria offer?
Who can access training?
How much is training?
Can I train online?
How do I register for a course?
I have more questions. Who do I contact?
Mental Health Victoria is the peak body for mental health in Victoria. We specialise in
MHV is not a government agency. Part of our funding is received via government grants. However, MHV is an independent body that represents the needs of its associates and constituents including mental health peaks, service providers, mental health service consumers, carers and families.
MHV is not a mental health service provider. If you need direct assistance click here to find the service best suited to your needs. If your safety or the safety of others is at risk, contact emergency services on 000 (24 hours).
MHV cannot give service referrals. Please refer to our mental health support page to find the service best suited to your needs and contact them directly, or talk to your GP. For emergency assistance please call 000 (24 hours).
Our associates include peak bodies, service providers and membership organisations that represent the mental health needs of Victorians, either directly or indirectly.
Associateship is open to any organisation that operates within, or intersects with, the mental health system. For information on how to become an associate please visit our associateship page.
Any individual over the age of 18 with an interest in mental health can become a Mental Health Victoria Supporter, receiving the same benefits as an organisational associate. For information on how to become a supporter please visit our associateship page.
What training does Mental Health Victoria offer?
MHV offers a range of courses for people working in or around the mental health sector, and beyond. We offer introductory courses which are suitable to those first entering the mental health field, and skills-based courses which are suited to the mental health workforce.
Different courses cover:
Head to our training calendar for more information.
MHV also offers Mental Health Awareness and Mental Health First Aid, both of which provide vital skills for people outside of the mental health sector.
Anyone may register for a course with MHV. Look at the individual course info to find out the recommended experience level for each course.
Course costs vary depending on the length of course and student status. We offer discounts to MHV associates and students who hold concession cards.
Our courses are presented either online or at our head office, 136 Exhibition St, Melbourne. The location of each course is listed on the training calendar.
How do I register for a course?
Registering for a course is easy: Just visit the registration page and fill in your details.
I have more questions. Who do I contact?
Contact our friendly team at learning@mhvic.org.au with all your questions.
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Level 6, 136 Exhibition Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000
mhvic@mhvic.org.au
ABN: 79 174 342 927
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 and present 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.
Mental Health Victoria values diversity. We advocate for a safe and inclusive society for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity, and uphold these values in all we do.
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