2025 Mental Health First Aid for Students (Face to Face)

Mental Health First Aid Training for UNSW Students

Are you a student leader or peer educator at UNSW? Would you like to learn how to support someone who is going through a rough time?

Mental Health First Aid provides you with in-depth knowledge about how to recognise when a friend or colleague might be struggling, how to reach out and have a conversation and where to refer a student should they need support. MHFA training is a two-day commitment, and therefore is not for everyone, but we also offer trainings which might be more suitable, such as How to Help a Friend. This training is more suitable for all students at UNSW.

Eligibility criteria

In 2025, the MHFA courses will prioritise UNSW student leaders and peer educators. 

The course is NOT designed for UNSW students needing the training for student placement requirements. Information about publicly available courses can be found via the MHFA Australia website.

Available Dates

Please choose ONE set of dates that is most suitable for you. These available dates are as follows: 

• 16 & 23 September 2025, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm both days - Youth MHFA

• 16 & 23 October 2025, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm both days - Standard MHFA

Training dates for later in the year will be released 1 month before the start of each trimester.

Please read about each type of training on the MHFA Australia website before registering for training.

What is the cost?

UNSW heavily subsidies the cost of MHFA training for its students and student-supporting staff. The current cost is $75 for a UNSW student.

It is at the UNSW Health & Wellbeing team's discretion to waive fees should financial difficulties be a barrier to access. Fees are non-refundable. All fees are processed via credit card using the Humanitix integrated billing platform.

Payment can be made by credit card via personal or company card. Please speak to your supervisor before you register if you can claim via Concur for anyone using a personal card. 

Rescheduling and Refund Policy

Any participant who needs to reschedule a booking, must contact the UNSW Health & Wellbeing team via email (mhfa@unsw.edu.au) 30 days in advance.  

All payments are non-refundable. In the event of unforeseen circumstances HPU reserves the right to refund payments or transfer booking, however, this is considered on a case-by-case basis.