Cultivate a safe, healthy workplace with evidence-based Mental Health First Aid Training, customised and delivered to help you achieve your goals. Poor mental health costs Australian businesses up to $39 billion each year in lost productivity and participation—investing in workplace first aid training for mental health delivers measurable benefits for both employees and business outcomes.
Considering the prevalence of mental health issues and how they impact the long-term wellbeing of your team, finding a strategy to improve your work environment should be a priority. Without proper preventative & early intervention measures, you’re leaving your team vulnerable to serious mental health problems – not only for their overall health, but their ability to function at their best and succeed in their careers. Psychological safety and psychosocial safety are essential for creating a supportive environment where employees feel secure to share concerns and seek help without fear of negative consequences. Focusing on psychosocial health and building a psychosocially safe workplace ensures your team has the resources and support needed for better mental health.
Many mental health crises aren’t immediately obvious, which means that many problems pass beyond our notice. But a trained Mental Health First Aider, knowledgeable in identifying signs and symptoms of growing issues, can provide life-saving assistance in the same manner as a physical First Aider in a physical health crisis. Management capability is one of the most influential contributors to improving mental health outcomes for employees, and leadership plays a key role in fostering a culture that promotes positive mental health. Business leaders must actively promote positive mental health and drive policies and behaviours that benefit the whole business.
Mental Health First Aid training provides your teams with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to notice when a peer requires assistance, follow a plan of action to stabilise a crisis, and guide their colleagues to the help they need. Creating a mentally healthy workplace and promoting better mental health should be a core focus for leadership, not a peripheral concern. Mental Health First Aid training helps you keep your workplace safe.
MHFA is informed by the lived experience of people - something our facilitators are familiar with. We bring much of ourselves to each course, and use our experiences as counsellors, coaches, leaders, and people to help you connect and learn.
Life is messy - whether it’s time, location, learning type, or anything else - we cater with full customisation. We prioritise accessibility, catering for in-person, remote, or unique content - we’ll make sure you get the MHFA that’s right for you.
Mental health can be a tough topic for many people. With deep respect for both the subject material and you, we make it easier to approach with a comfortable, safe atmosphere - and we even share a laugh from time to time.
In whichever way you measure your impact - we take the same perspective. From healthier workplaces, to critical skills and confident, open conversations, we’ll aim for your goals and measure the outcomes together.
Mental Health First Aid certification is a well-understood benefit to any community, but not always easy to arrange. It is with us. We work with you to help access and integrate the powerful lessons of MHFA into your community or organisation.
Mental Health First Aid is for everyone - we aim to make it equally accessible regardless of your experience in life. We offer sensory aids, fidget tools, and customised courses to give you the best experience. Don’t hesitate to tell us what you need.
Research shows that one in six workers are currently experiencing mental ill-health, underscoring the critical need for workplace mental health training. Our workplace Mental Health First Aid training is the globally-recognised MHFA Australia core program, prepared to best suit your team, culture, goals, and schedule. When you engage us to run the course, we’ll help you investigate the changes you hope to see, and structure our course and ongoing support to help you see impact. The training provides practical tools and tools to help employees respond to mental health issues, talk to colleagues when concerned, and foster a supportive environment.
With the same core curriculum as our standard adults-supporting-adults Mental Health First Aid training you can complete online with preliminary e-learning and two 3-hour group sessions, or take the full curriculum face-to-face for two full days or four 3-hour sessions. 86% of participants in our mental health training programs have implemented at least one wellbeing strategy at work, and 81% of employers intend to revise their workplace health, safety, and wellbeing policies after training. Your team will join our experienced facilitator to learn about the basics of prevention, early intervention and crisis management with the up-to-date, research-grounded, evidence-based knowledge & skills included in the globally recognised Mental Health First Aid Australia program.
Mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance use problems, and bipolar disorder can significantly impact an individual’s life and their ability to perform at work. Recognising the signs and symptoms of these conditions is essential for providing timely support and creating a mentally healthy workplace.
Employers and managers benefit from mental health training that builds understanding of mental health conditions and equips them with practical strategies to support employees. Resources from organisations like the Black Dog Institute offer valuable support services and information to help both individuals and workplaces manage mental health conditions effectively.
Promoting awareness and understanding of mental health conditions helps reduce stigma, encourages open conversations, and fosters a supportive workplace culture. By taking proactive steps, organisations can create a workplace where employees feel safe, supported, and empowered to seek help when needed.
We have a long background in mental health education, support & awareness – coaching, counselling, preparing seminars and group training programs. Our approach values lived experience, recognizing the unique insights gained from firsthand perspectives on mental health challenges. We provide practical tools and tools designed to enhance psychosocial safety in the workplace, ensuring your team has the resources needed to foster a supportive environment. We have the experience to prepare the globally-recognised MHFA program in the way that best suits your organisation, and understand that the most effective approach to improving workplace mental health involves interventions at the individual, team, and organisational levels.
Our course covers the evidence-based course material of the MHFA system, designed to help you prevent, intervene and support people experiencing mental health issues. It includes; recognising signs and symptoms, understanding risk factors, prevalence & impact, evidence-based intervention, and barriers to seeking help.
You’ll learn to apply the ALGEE action plan to help in a crisis, and build the confidence to make an impact on the mental health outcomes in your workplace or community.
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Absolutely – we’ve yet to find a group of people who haven’t benefited from mental health awareness. We customise our program to give you the biggest impact, and help you track a range of outcomes – from general mental wellbeing, to specific changes in your workplace, but we also take your goals onboard and build our program to achieve the greatest benefit.
Generally, if you have physical first-aiders, then you have an equal need, and will see equal benefits with MHFA training.
If you aren’t sure if MHFA training is a good option for your training budget, book in a free call with one of our facilitators and we’ll show you the range of tangible benefits to the skills & knowledge in our courses.
Three years, much the same as physical first aid certification, after which it’s a good idea to brush up on your skills and learn the most up-to-date information. We run Mental Health First Aid Refresher programs to recertify you for another three years, commonly accessed in short online sessions.
We believe so, and so do many experts around the world. Beyond the immediate benefits of creating a safer environment for the people in your organisation, MHFA training provides a great deal of insight into the experiences of colleagues, helps build leadership skills, and enables more open conversations about mental wellness.
Even without considering the serious mental health outcomes in our country, the same statistics – one in five Australians each year with a serious mental health issue – relate directly to the impact people have toward their professional success, personally and as a team. MHFA training empowers your team to be safer, more efficient, more optimistic, and driven for success.
