Mental Health First Aid (course)
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses teach people simple, practical first aid skills for helping a family member, friend, or co-worker who is experiencing mental health problems.
What you will learn
MHFA courses will teach participants how to listen and respond to someone with a mental health problem, even if they are experiencing a crisis.
Participants will learn how to help someone access the support they might need to successfully manage symptoms. This may include:
- self-help books or websites
- accessing support through their GP, their school, faculty or place of work
- online self-referral
- or support groups.
MFHA courses actively reduce stigma in your community, by providing participants resources to respond appropriately to myths and misunderstandings about mental illness.
Mental Health First Aid courses are offered at Charles Sturt University as blended online learning modules with MHFA Australia. This includes an eLearning component and interactive Zoom workshops.
Course details and fees
- The eLearning component is offered by MHFA Australia. You must register for this eLearning component prior to registering for a Charles Sturt workshop. This eLearning package provides participants an overview of mental health problems and mental health crises. The course fee for this is $55. When you register online, you will be given access to the MHFA Online Manual. You can also choose to purchase a hardcopy of the MHFA Online Manual for an additional $17. Payment methods are available in the checkout after registering for the course.
- Once you have completed the eLearning component with MHFA, you need to register for 2 x 2.5 hour interactive workshops hosted by Charles Sturt MHFA accredited facilitators. Due to COVID-19, these workshops will be hosted via Zoom and will cost $20. In these workshops, participants will revise the content from the eLearning package and apply their knowledge to case studies.
How to register
- Register and pay for the eLearning component of the Blended Online Mental Health First Aid Community with MHFA Australia.
- Check the events calendar and register for an upcoming Charles Sturt Workshop.
Please email mhfa@csu.edu.au for all enquires, course options and registration planning.