EVENT: Standard Mental Health First Aid

Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.

Developing mental health problems covered are: depression; anxiety problems

Mental health crisis situations covered are: suicidal thoughts and behaviours; non-suicidal self-injury (sometimes called deliberate self-harm); panic attacks; traumatic events.

All MHFA courses teach how to give the mental health first aid using the MHFA Action Plan.