Standard Mental Health First Aid - 2 day Face to Face Course Blacktown

Our Minds at Work is waiving instructor fees for the final three courses of 2025 to boost enrollment as we approach the Christmas season, a time when more people face mental health issues like financial hardship, isolation, and family domestic violence.

• Blacktown - November Wednesday 26th & Thursday 27th
• Zetland Sydney - December Tuesday 2nd & Wednesday 3rd
• North Sydney - December Tuesday 9th & Wednesday 10th

Light lunch of wraps (vegetarian option provided), fruit and light refreshments

Arrive 9:15am for a 9:30 start with 4pm finish. Both days are required for accreditation.

Delivered in our partner training rooms

• Wotso Blacktown - Level 4, Westpoint Shopping Centre,

The Standard Mental Health First Aid course teaches participants how to provide initial support to another adult who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.

Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adults, how to recognise and respond to an emerging or worsening mental health problem and the treatments and supports available.

Using a practical, evidence-based action plan, course participants learn how to approach someone they are concerned about and initiate a conversation about those concerns. Participants also learn how to offer initial support and information and how to encourage the person to seek professional help or other supports.

Adults who complete the course 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.

MHFAiders play a vital role in reducing stigma and promoting pathways to support for those experiencing mental health problems in our workplaces, communities, schools, and tertiary institutions. You can complete the short assessment at the end of a course to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider). Accreditations are valid for 3 years.

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