Youth Mental Health First Aid (Online)

Youth Mental Health First Aid is a nationally accredited training program that teaches adults how to recognise the signs of mental health problems in young people, start a supportive conversation, and connect them with professional help early. This course is fundamental for a parent, teacher, youth worker, employer, sports coaches... simply, any adult who supports a young person!

Similar to how physical first aid helps someone with an injury, mental health first aid helps someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a crisis.

Topics covered include depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, substance use disorders, and suicidal thoughts and behaviours.​

You will learn how and where to get help when a young person is developing a mental illness, what help research has shown to be effective and how to provide first aid in crisis situations.

What is included

• Delivery of the MHFA content by a highly experienced licensed instructor and provisional psychologist, with speciality area of working clinically with young people and families

• Access to high-quality and engaging eLearning (for online modalities)

• Physical Youth Mental Health First Aid manual

• Learner Access Pass to the MHFA Portal for additional resources, videos, and community discussions

• MHFA Action Plan wallet card

• MHFA Australia ALGEE mascot prize for one lucky participant