

Mental Health First Aid
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Approximately 20% of Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Completing a MHFA™ Course will help you to develop the skills to support a friend, family member or co-worker.
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Having mental health first aid skills means that you can assist someone developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis and make a real difference to your community.
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You will learn how to understand the signs and symptoms of mental illness.
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Developing mental health problems:
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Depression
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Psychosis
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Anxiety
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Substance use

Mental health crisis situations:
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Panic attacks
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Traumatic events
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Aggressive behaviours
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Severe psychotic states
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Severe effects of alcohol or drugs
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Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
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Non-suicidal self-injury or self-harm
COURSE DELIVERY MODES
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We offer face-to-face Instructor led training 2 x 6 hours, we also offer flexible blended delivery options for many of our core and specialty courses.
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Blended Face-to-Face AND Blended Online Courses include two components:
Blended Mental Health First Aid Courses include two components: a self-paced eLearning component followed by an Instructor-led workshop component that is delivered face-to-face or online using video conferencing technology which offers eLearning course content review and practical skill application.
Blended course options are ideal for many workplaces and specialised settings where 2-day face-to-face training courses are more challenging for course participant attendance.
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Contact us to find out more details about our courses: info@nextleaptrainingsolutions.com or check out our calendar to course dates and times.