Be calm, be patient, be kind
Anowara understands each and every community is unique.
Private and public courses are available.
Standard Mental Health First Aid (Community)
Around 1 in 5 Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Understanding how to talk about mental health and help someone in need are important skills. Many people feel uncomfortable and unprepared when thinking about starting a conversation with someone they are concerned about. At a Mental Health First Aid course, you will learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems and learn the skills to feel confident and able to help. Having mental health first aid skills means that you can assist someone developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis and make a real difference to your community.
Mental health problems covered
• Depression and anxiety
• Eating disorders
• Psychosis
• Substance use problems
Mental health crises covered
• Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
• Non-suicidal self-injury
• Panic attacks
• Traumatic events
• Severe psychotic states
• Severe effects from alcohol or other drug use
• Aggressive behaviors
Delivery methods there are 3 options
Face to face: engaging and popular, there is no pre-study required and generally runs over 2 x 6-hour sessions.
Blended online : 3-4 hours of pre-study (online) followed by a face-to-face session total 6 hours.
Fully online : 3-4 hours of pre-study (online) followed by 2 x online sessions at 2.5 hours each. Very popular for those with multiple locations or in a remote location.
