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Mental health first aid

Mental health first aid is the help given to someone with a mental health problem before they get professional help.

Training in mental health first aid

The training for Monash staff and students will help you:

  • Help people in the early stages of mental health problems
  • Recognise the signs and symptoms of these problems
  • Know where and how to get help
  • Understand what types of help are effective

By becoming a mental health first aider, you will play a key role in the University's mental health strategy.

Register for mental health first aid training

Contact hub.clayton@monash.edu

About mental health first aid

Each year 25% of people aged 16-24 suffer a mental illness. They may have depression, panic attacks, acute stress, suicidal thoughts or psychotic behaviour.

Mental health first aid was developed in 2001 at the Australian National University with the aim of:

  • Improving knowledge of mental health
  • Reducing the stigma associated with mental illness
  • Giving people the confidence to help those with a mental illness

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