18 Sep - 19 Sep 2018
9.30am - 4.30pm
Learning & Development Centre

Level 6, 8 Bennett Street, East Perth

Cost: $300

This course is closed for Housing Authority Staff Training – If you are interested in attending MHFA – Contact MIFWA 9237 8900 or email; Joyce.Vidot@mifwa.org.au

Morning and Afternoon teas is provided. Please bring your lunch.

What the Course Covers

First Aid course teaches people (18 years and over) how to offer initial support to adults who are developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis, until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.

Developing mental health problems covered are:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety problems
  • Psychosis
  • Substance use problems.

Mental health crisis situations covered are:

  • Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
  • Non-suicidal self-injury (sometimes called deliberate self-harm)
  • Panic attacks
  • Traumatic events
  • Severe effects of drug or alcohol use
  • Severe psychotic states
  • Aggressive behaviors.
Mental Health First Aid – East Perth

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