2-day Mental Health First Aid Course
The 12-hour Mental Health First Aid Course will be available to University staff and students.
Mental Health First Aid is a certified training program, teaching participants how to support someone in a mental health crisis situation or who is developing a mental disorder.
The training aims to assist in early intervention and in the ongoing support of people with mental illnesses. It is useful for people employed in areas where high levels of contact with individuals with mental health issues are found; people who are concerned about friends', family members' or their own mental health; and also carers of people with mental illnesses.
The course content includes the symptoms, causes and evidence based treatments for the common mental health problems of depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis and substance use disorders.
It also outlines the possible crisis situations arising from these mental health problems, and steps to help the person involved.
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