Mental Health First Aid Training for Students

PLEASE NOTE: This course is offered to UC Students only for a discounted fee of $100. Please pay in-person at UC Medical and Counselling or over the phone on (02) 6201 2351.

1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental health problem in any given year. That means that every person is likely to know someone who is experiencing a mental health problem, whether that is a family member, a friend or colleague. In fact, mental illness is now said to affect every Australian either directly or indirectly. This makes mental health everybody’s business and demonstrates the need for community care models that empower individuals where they live, work and play.

This is where Mental Health First Aid training courses can help.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training helps mobilise and empower adults in the workplace and community by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to recognise, understand and respond to another adult experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis.

You will learn how to assist an adult who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based action plan.

This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.

This course will be presented as a 2-day in-person workshop. Attendance on both days is required to receive your Mental Health First Aid certification.

This course open for University of Canberra students only.

The fee for student Mental Health First Aid training is subsidised by the UC Medical and Counselling Centre.

There will be tea and lunch breaks on both days. Bring your own lunch and snacks.

For further information email beniah.colbourn@canberra.edu.au or call UC Medical and Counselling Centre on (02) 6201 2351.