Adults Supporting Adults

Explore our courses that equip adults with the knowledge, confidence and practical skills to recognise and respond to another adult experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis.

Promote steps & pathways to support

Reduce stigma & misinformation

Improve discourse around mental health issues

Empower people to assist in a mental health crisis

Why Choose Mental Health First Aid?

1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental health problem in any given year.

This means it’s highly likely that we all have friends, family members or colleagues who have experienced or are experiencing a mental health problem – whether we know it or not.

Choose from a range of evidence-based core and specialised courses to empower and mobilise adults with the knowledge, skills and confidence to offer support to another adult experiencing an emerging or worsening mental health problem.

Core Courses

Browse the core courses available for adults supporting adults.

Standard MHFA

For adults to support other adults experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander MHFA

For adults to support an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander adult experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

Older Person MHFA

For adults to support other adults (aged 65+) experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

Standard MHFA for Tertiary Students

For tertiary students to support a peer or other adult experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

Industry Courses

For adults to support other adults in a range of industry settings, from healthcare to finance and legal. 

Standard MHFA for Financial Professionals

For adults to support a co-worker, client or other adult experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

Standard MHFA for Legal Professionals

For adults to support a co-worker, client or other adult experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

Standard MHFA for Pharmacy

For adults to support a co-worker, patient or other adult experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

Specialised Courses

Explore our range of specialised course that equip adults with the skills needed to support someone experiencing a specific mental health problem or crisis situation, including harm from gambling, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal thoughts and behaviours.

Training Pathways

Learn more about the training pathways available for your:

Community

Workplace

Tertiary Institution

School

Community

Increase community-led support for your community-based organisation, volunteers or members.

Workplace

Create a mentally healthier workplace by training managers and staff across all levels of an organisation.

Tertiary Institution

Adopt a whole-of-campus approach to supporting the mental health of students and staff.

School

Achieve a whole-school approach to supporting the mental health of young people.

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Research and Evaluation

Learn about the research and evaluation behind our courses.

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