Mental Health Month: Older Persons Mental Health First Aid

Name: Mental Health Month: Older Persons Mental Health First Aid
Start: 2026-10-16T09:00:00+1100
End: 2026-10-23T17:00:00+1100
Location: Club Five Dock - The Seabrook Room

Fri, 16 Oct, 9am - Fri, 23 Oct, 5pm AEDT

Club Five Dock - The Seabrook Room

Five Dock NSW, Australia

Community Development Team

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Description

Join us as part of Mental Health Month for a 2 day course in partnership with Jane Massa - Sydney Local Health District's Suicide Prevention Coordinator.

You will learn:

The signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in older adults
How to recognise and respond to an emerging or worsening mental health problems
The treatments and supports available.
How to approach someone they are concerned about and initiate a conversation about those concerns.
How to offer initial support and information and how to encourage the person to seek professional help or other supports

Start Time: 9:00am

Lunch: 12:00pm-12:40pm

End: 5:00pm

Adults who complete the course are eligible to become Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAiders), equipped with the knowledge, confidence, and skills to provide someone with mental health information and support when it matters most.

This course goes for 2 full days, you must attend both days.

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Jane Massa

Jane Massa works for Sydney Local Health District, as the Suicide Prevention Coordinator on the Towards Zero Suicides Team. Jane has an honours degree in psychology and is accredited to run "Older Person Mental Health First Aid". Working with councils, Jane runs Social Connections Groups, to help people make new connections and extend their social circles. Graduates of these groups have started friendly social groups that welcome new members. "The Golden Group" and "Growing Older with Gratitude and Attitude" are with us today - please go and say hello to them! Jane started the Australian Coalition to End Loneliness, now called "Ending Loneliness Together" because social connections enhance health and wellbeing. For the last decade Jane has given advice about preventing mental health problems, and promoting positive mental health, to two Ministry of Health Working Groups. Always, Jane's focus is on sharing the science of happiness.