Blended Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace

The Blended MHFA Workplace Course has been adapted from the Standard Mental Health First Aid Course for adults.

In this informative and practical course you will learn about the signs and symptoms of common and disabling mental health (psychological safety) problems in adults, 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 mental health first aid in a crisis situation using a practical, evidence-based action plan.

Designed for increased flexibility, this Mental Health First Aid course is delivered in a blended mode. This includes a combination of online (eLearning) and an Instructor-led component which can be delivered either via face-to-face or via an online workshop.

• 4 hours face-to-face training and assessment and online e-Learning


• 2 x 2 hours and 30 minutes live virtual classroom training and assessment and online e-Learning

Participants will be issued with either a 'Blended Online Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace' or 'Blended Face-to-Face Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace' Statement of Completion, depending on whether they complete the Instructor-led component face-to-face or via live virtual classroom training.

3 years

This course focuses on the workplace and provides relevant information and tailored scenarios and exercises that will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to provide initial mental health first aid to assist colleagues, clients, and other workplace contacts who may be developing a mental health (psychological safety) problem or experiencing a mental health (psychological safety) crisis, and how to connect people needing assistance to existing workplace supports and external professional help.

Topics inlcude:

• Depression


• Anxiety problems


• Psychosis


• Suicidal thoughts and behaviours


• Non-suicidal self-injury


• Panic attacks


• Traumatic events


• Severe psychotic states


• Substance use problems and the severe effects from alcohol or other drug use


• Aggressive behaviours