Educate. Support. Empower.
Often it’s the community around someone facing a challenge that makes the difference.
Treat mental health like physical health.
It can be tough to know what to do when someone you love is facing mental health challenges. How to recognise it, how to respond to it, when to ask for help. When someone faces these challenges, it’s often the family, friends and colleagues who become the crucial ‘first responders’.
Support your loved ones.
It’s often the strength of the community around someone who is facing mental health challenges that can be the key to recognising and responding to that challenge in the best way - and potentially intervening early enough to make a difference to the outcome.
The Mental Health First Aid Australia online course equips you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to recognise and respond to mental health challenges until professional help is received or the situation resolves.
“The ability to discuss mental health openly, backed by confidence and knowledge, is a vital skill for everyone in the community - even more so in rural and regional areas where these resources are not readily available.”
— Hand to the Land