Mental Health First Aid

About 1 in 5 New Zealand adults experience challenges with mental health in any year.

This means that at some stage, everyone will have lose contact with someone experiencing mental health challenges.

Would you know how to respond?

A Mental Health First Aid course will teach you how to provide initial support to adults who may be experiencing mental health challenges or mental health crisis, until the crisis resolves, or specialist help is accessed, using a practical evidence-based Action Plan

ABOUT THIS COURSE

• This Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa course has been developed over 15 years by a combination of university researchers, professionals, and people with lived experience of mental distress and illness in Australia and New Zealand.

• It is an accredited, international programme and has been presented to over 4 million participants in 24 countries.

• It is adapted under license in New Zealand to reflect New Zealand cultures, services, and statistics.

• Tī Wana Services is accredited to provide the standard adult day Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa course.

WHO SHOULD DO THIS COURSE

• Employees, Team Members, Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders;

• Contractors who work with others;

• Sports Coaches, Sports Team Managers, Club Captains;

• Leaders of faith communities;

• First Aiders looking to extend their skills;

• Those seeking a professional development opportunity;

• Teachers, Tutors, Instructors, Volunteers;

• Counselors, Life Coaches, Mentors;

• Those looking to increase their confidence in helping those around them;

• Any adult responsible for the well-being of others, or looking to learn how to provide mental health first aid, with a view to helping others, whether in the workplace or their community.