The Mental Health First Aid course teaches participants how to provide initial support to someone who is experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adults, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what types of help have been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.
Topics covered include depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance use problems, panic attacks, suicidality, traumatic events, non-suicidal self-injury and aggressive behaviours.
Key Messages
- This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.
- Evaluations consistently show that Mental Health First Aid training is associated with improved knowledge of mental illness, treatments and appropriate first aid strategies, as well as increased confidence in providing first aid to individuals experiencing mental health problems.
- You can make a difference!