Mental Health First Aid training

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We are able to offer Mental Health First Aid training out for the two-day course that will be delivered onsite at Otago Polytechnic on two occasions - the first is on Tuesday 30 April and Wednesday 1 May; and the second course is on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 July (Please note, this may be a blended presentation of online and face to face learning, yet to be confirmed).  The course takes two full days and runs from 9am to 4:30pm. Register here if you would like to attend. 

About 1 in 5 adults in Aotearoa New Zealand will experience mental health challenges in any year. This means that at some stage, everyone will have close contact with someone experiencing a mental health challenge, whether it is a whānau member, a co-worker, a student, or a friend.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches participants how to provide initial support to people who may be experiencing mental health challenges or mental health crisis until the crisis resolves, or specialist help is accessed, using a practical evidence-based action plan.

Mental Health First Aid courses are internationally acclaimed and evidence-based. All our courses are based on guidelines developed through the expert contributions of New Zealand-based mental health professionals, cultural advisors, and people with lived experience of mental health challenges. Each programme is adapted for Aotearoa ensuring they reflect our cultural context and use relevant data research and clinical treatment pathways.