Blooming Minds - Mental Health First Aid Training

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Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid in Perth and throughout Western Australia

BLOOMING MINDS provides mental health and wellbeing training and consultancy services.

Blooming Minds programs include the award winning Mental Health First Aid programs and are designed to develop mental health literacy in individuals and organisations.

Developing resiliency and equipping participants to recognise and respond to mental health issues in themselves and others is our core purpose.

All programs can be customised to meet the needs of your group.

MHFA

Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves. One in five Australian adults experience a mental health disorder every year and while people often know a lot about common physical health problems, there is widespread ignorance of mental health problems. This ignorance adds to stigmatising attitudes and prevents people from seeking help early and seeking the best sort of help. It also prevents people providing appropriate support to colleagues and family members, simply because they do not know how.

ORGANISATIONAL

This course is being used by organisations and government departments to equip staff with the knowledge and skills to not only respond to issues in their clients but also in themselves and their colleagues. By empowering staff with the skills to appropriately and respectfully respond to a colleague who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a crisis, they are able to improve the likelihood of the person getting much needed support and intervention. This knowledge in the workplace can also assist with the ongoing support of a colleague who may be experiencing ongoing mental health issues or who may be returning to work after time off for mental illness.

YOUTH

This course teaches adults how to provide initial support to young people experiencing mental health problems.

Mental health problems frequently first arise in adolescence and young adulthood. Young people have poorer knowledge about mental health and how to get professional help. They are particularly likely to initially need support from adults to get appropriate help.

Mental Health First Aid training is not designed as treatment for people who are currently experiencing mental health issues. If you require assistance for mental health issues please contact your medical practitioner or call Lifeline on 13 11 14