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 options
Tertiary
Why choose Tertiary?
Learn how to assist a fellow student developing a mental health problem or who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. However course participants will learn mental health first aid skills that can be applied to help any adult. Course content is tailored to the student setting using case-studies, videos and resources tailored to their learning needs.
Community
Why choose Community?
Learn how to assist an adult who is developing a mental health problem or who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.
How to complete the course
Register
Secure your preferred time
Upcoming sessions
Register now, workshops are limited to 12 participants and spaces fill up quickly. Register for upcoming workshops by filtering 'Health & wellbeing' or searching 'MHFA'
Community (Blended Online MHFA Workshop)
Date | Time | Register |
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17 and 24 Jan 2022 | 1:00 - 3:30 pm | Book now |
8 and 15 Feb 2022 | 1:00 - 3:30 pm | Coming soon |
9 and 16 Feb 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Coming soon |
3 and 10 March 2022 | 1:00 - 3:30 pm | Coming soon |
19 and 16 April 2022 | 1:00 - 3:30 pm | Coming soon |
26 and 27 April 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Coming soon |
9 and 16 May 2022 | 1:30 - 4:00 pm | Coming soon |
6 and 13 June 2022 | 1:00 - 3:30 pm | Coming soon |
7 and 9 June 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Coming soon |
20 and 27 June 2022 | 1:30 - 4:00 pm | Coming soon |
Tertiary (Blended Online MHFA Workshop)
Date | Time | Register |
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19 & 21 Jan 2022 | 1:30 - 4:00 pm | Book now |
20 & 27 Jan 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Book now |
Please email mhfa@csu.edu.au for all enquiries, course options and registration planning.
We continually run workshops that are added to the portal pending available facilitators. If there are no workshops displayed, please contact MHFA@csu.edu.au to be placed on our waiting list.
Pay
There is a fee for this course
You will need to pay a total of $75;
- $55 for your eLearning component
- $20 for both instructor-led workshops
You will receive an email to request payment after you register.
eLearning
Complete the self-paced eLearning component
This component teaches you about mental health problems, mental health crises, and skills to offer initial help to an adult developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis.
You MUST complete eLearning prior to our workshops. The eLearning takes around 5 hours to complete online.
MFHA will send you a voucher once you register and pay.
Workshops
Attend the instructor-led workshops
The follow-on Instructor-led sessions allows participants the opportunity to revise and consolidate knowledge and skills in a group environment, and to apply their skills to specific scenarios.
To receive your certificate you need to attend 2 x 2.5 hour workshops within 3 months of completing the initial eLearning component.
Our workshops are delivered online via zoom.
Accreditation
Complete the online Accreditation Assessment
After completing both components of a blended course, participants can complete an online Accreditation Assessment to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider.