Headspace to train 1,000 people in YMHFA
2 years 10 months ago
Headspace youth advocates on a Mental Health First Aid tour to train young people and provide them with the skills to support their peers.
Subsidised eLearning Mental Health First Aid training
2 years 10 months ago
Mental Health First Aid Australia has received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, to provide subsidised access to our eLearning MHFA Course for Tertiary Students across several first year health and allied health courses.
MHFA for the Victorian Amateur Football Association
2 years 11 months ago
Local sporting clubs have an important role in their players and their families lives, and by providing Mental Health First Aid training, the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) and the Thick & Thin initiative are improving the support available to players.
MHFA among health organisations calling for marriage equality
2 years 11 months ago
MHFA among 35 leading health organisations calling on the Federal Government to legislate for marriage equality and put an end to marriage discrimination.
HILDA survey identifies harm caused by problem gambling
2 years 11 months ago
Each year the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is released, and for the first time in 2017 has researched gambling, revealing that 1.4 million Australians are directly harmed by the activity.
Albert Park Kinder sets goal for skilled workplace recognition
2 years 11 months ago
Albert Park Kinder has made a commitment to develop a mentally healthy workplace and as part of this commitment has set a goal to achieve Gold status as an MHFA skilled workplace.
Expressions of Interest for MHFA Campaign
3 years 5 days ago
We are developing a video campaign to celebrate that 2 million MHFAiders have now been trained worldwide in 2017.We are looking for participants to share their story on video of being a MHFAider and how it has impacted their life and the support they have offered to others.
Mental Health in the Medical Profession
3 years 3 weeks ago
A recent episode of SBS Insight highlighted the high rates of mental illness within the healthcare industry and the unrelenting pressure felt by doctors and nurses. MHFA Australia offers two specialised courses to meet the specific needs of the industry.
$2.45 Million Government Funding Boost for MHFA Australia
3 years 1 month ago
Leader in mental health first aid education and national not-for-profit training and research organisation, Mental Health First Aid Australia, welcomes the announcement by the Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health of funding as part of the National Suicide Prevention, Leadership and Support Program.
Latest MHFA Australia Annual Report (2016) Out Now
3 years 2 months ago
Six new MHFA course types, four new Manuals, five new films, six new journal publications, over 100 MHFA skilled workplaces recognised, a total of over two million MHFAiders trained worldwide since the program began and over 500,000 in Australia alone AND a global campaign celebrating mental health first aid. These are just a few of our biggest achievements across 2016, what a busy and productive year it was! Read more in our 2016 Annual Report - out now.