Youth Mental Health First Aid

2 day training for people supporting youth in Dalyellup

Saturdays 8 & 15 June, 2024
9.00am to 5.00pm

The Youth Mental Health First Aid course teaches participants how to provide initial support to a young person who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received, or the crisis resolves.

Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adolescents, how to recognise and respond to an emerging or worsening mental health problem, and the treatments and supports available.

Using a practical, evidence-based action plan, course participants learn how to approach a young person they are concerned about and initiate a conversation about those concerns. Participants also learn how to offer initial support and information and how to help a young person to seek professional help or other supports.

Adults (18+) who complete the course become Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAiders), equipped with the knowledge, confidence, and skills to provide someone with mental health information and support when it matters most.

This course is recognised by Suicide Prevention Australia as a safe, high-quality, and effective suicide prevention program.

The 4-hour Mental Health First Aid Conversations about Non-Suicidal Self-Injury course is for any interested adult. You will learn how to assist a person who is engaging in self-injury. This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.

The term ‘non-suicidal self-injury’ (NSSI) describes a behaviour where a person deliberately or purposefully hurts themselves. It is used to refer to self-injury that is not intended to result in death. When we use the term ‘self-injury’ we are specifically excluding painful or damaging behaviours that are socially accepted or ‘sanctioned’ such as tattooing, piercing or other forms of body art, and cultural practices involving injury.

This course gives participants an opportunity to learn how to help someone who is engaging in self-injury. 

This is an education course, to learn how to give first aid to others, and is not a therapy or support group.

Course Information:

4-hour (1/2 day) Mental Health First Aid Conversations about Non-Suicidal Self-Injury course.

Saturday 22 June, 1.00pm to 5.00pm.

Cost $15 per participant including catering (Please contact us if cost is a barrier to attending).

Provided by the Blue Leaf program in partnership with Investing in Our Youth and funded by Healthway.

Join us in Mental Health Week for the 4-hour Mental Health First Aid Conversations about Non-Suicidal Self-Injury course. It is suitable for any interested adult. You will learn how to assist a person who is engaging in self-injury. This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.

The term ‘non-suicidal self-injury’ (NSSI) describes a behaviour where a person deliberately or purposefully hurts themselves. It is used to refer to self-injury that is not intended to result in death. When we use the term ‘self-injury’ we are specifically excluding painful or damaging behaviours that are socially accepted or ‘sanctioned’ such as tattooing, piercing or other forms of body art, and cultural practices involving injury. This course gives participants an opportunity to learn how to help someone who is engaging in self-injury. This is an education course, to learn how to give first aid to others, and is not a therapy or support group.

Course Information:

  • 4-hour (1/2 day) Mental Health First Aid Conversations about Non-Suicidal Self-Injury course.
  • Wednesday 9 October, 10.00am to 2.00pm.
  • Cost $15 per participant including catering (Please contact us if cost is a barrier to attending).
  • Provided by the Blue Leaf program in partnership with Investing in Our Youth and funded by Healthway.
  • Hosted at the City of Bunbury Library Meeting

LEARN PRACTICAL FIRST AID SKILLS

  • Recognise common mental health problems in young people.
  • Provide initial help using a practical, evidence-based Action Plan
  • Seek appropriate professional help
  • Respond in a crisis situation

This is a 14-hour educational course, not a therapy or support group.

 

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