Mental Health First Aid for Workplaces

Course content

This course trains learners to become Mental First Aid Officers, helping and supporting co-workers with mental health issues.

Each year, 1 in 5 Australians experience a mental illness, impacting workplace productivity and employee well-being. With Australians spending a third of their lives at work, the workplace is ideal for early mental health intervention. Learning to discuss mental health and confidently assist colleagues are essential skills.

Workplace Mental Health First Aid teaches adults to identify and respond to mental health challenges or crises, providing support to colleagues until professional help is available.

Benefits:

– Increase staff engagement and well-being
– Boost performance and productivity
– Attract and retain employees

A mentally healthy workplace enhances employee well-being, productivity, and business success by fostering a resilient and healthier workforce.

This training equips adults in workplaces with the skills and confidence to identify and respond to mental health challenges or crises among colleagues, ensuring they can offer effective support until professional help is available or the situation resolves.

Grounded in research and guided by the voice of lived experience, this course provides high-quality, safe and proven mental health first aid literacy and skills training to strengthen the support provided to colleagues in the workplace.