Mental Health First Aid Course - Topics Undertaken

Participants learn the signs and symptoms of mental health problems, where and how to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective. Specific topics covered included the following:

1 Mental Health First Aid

· Why Mental Health First Aid?
· The MHFA action plan

2 Mental health problems

· What are mental health problems?
· How common are mental health problems?
· Disability caused by mental health problems
· What is depression?
· What causes depression?
· First aid for depression
· How to help a suicidal person
· Helpful resources for depression
· What is an anxiety disorder?
· What causes anxiety disorders?
· First aid for anxiety disorders
· How to help a person having a panic attack
· How to help a person who has experienced a traumatic event
· Helpful resources for anxiety disorders
· What is psychosis?
· What causes psychosis?
· First aid for psychosis
· What to do if a psychotic person is perceived as threatening violence
· Helpful resources for psychotic disorders
· What is a substance use disorder?
· What causes substance use disorders?
· First aid for substance use disorders
· How to help if a person has overdosed
· Helpful resources for substance use disorders