Mental Health First Aid Australia
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Australia is a national not-for-profit health promotion charity focused on mental health training and research.
MHFA Australia’s vision is a community where everyone has the first aid skills to support people with mental health problems.
Mental health first aid is the help provided to a person who is developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis.
MHFA Australia develops, evaluates and provides a variety of training programs and courses in order to teach mental health first aid strategies to members of the public.
About
Service regions
- All of Australia
Focus populations
- Multiple focus
Activities
- Conducts Research
- Provides Factsheets
Organisation type
- Not-for-profit
- Business/Industry
Affiliations
- University of Melbourne, Population Mental Health Unit
Zero Suicide Healthcare Training
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training increases the knowledge and skills of adults (non-clinicians) to identify the signs and symptoms of common and disabling mental health problems in other adults. Course participants learn 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 mental health first aid in a crisis situation. All of our core MHFA courses include a course component on suicide as part of the course curriculum.
Mental Health First Aid Australia also offer a 4-hour specialised course ‘Conversations About Suicide’. At the completion of this specialised course, participants are equipped with the skills and knowledge to safely have a conversation with a suicidal person. The course teaches participants how to:
- Identify warning signs for suicide;
- Have a conversation with someone experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours;
- Confidently support a person in crisis.
Please note: Training programs listed are accessed at the user's discretion and are not endorsed by Zero Suicide Institute of Australasia nor Life in Mind.
ZSH element
- Train
Audience
- Business, Administrative, and Clerical etc.
- Case Management
- Facility Operations
- Management
- Peer Support Worker
Focus
- Crisis response procedures and de-escalation techniques
- Identifying warning signs for suicide
- Suicide prevention and awareness
Course type
- Blended learning
- Face-to-face
Cost
- Fee for service
Location
- National