Mental Health First Aid Courses

Fully Certified - Delivered online or face-to-face (in-person)

Be Prepared: Mental Health Starts with Awareness. Helping You Help Others, One Step at a Time

MHFA COURSES
in-person and online

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Standard MHFA Course - 12- hours

Suitable for Adults Supporting Adults

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Suicide Conversations Workshop - 4 hour workshop

Suitable for Adults

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Youth MHFA Course - 14- hours

Suitable for Adults Supporting Young People

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Non-Suicidal Self Injury - 4 hour workshop

Suitable for Adults

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Standard MHFA Course - 12- hours

Online or in your workplace

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Standard MHFA Refresher - 4 hour workshop

Suitable for Accredited MHFAiders

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Meet Melissa Hardy…….

Director of Wellbeing Campus and Principal Master MHFA Instructor

Melissa Hardy is a passionate and highly experienced social worker with over 20 years working across not-for-profits, healthcare, education, and all levels of government. Based in Melbourne, she’s an Accredited Social Worker and a Principal Master Instructor in Mental Health First Aid — and she’s widely recognised as a go-to trainer and speaker in workplace mental health.

Melissa brings deep knowledge and warmth to her work, whether she's running workshops for multinational teams, rural schools, or local community groups. Her expertise spans workplace wellbeing, mental health, psychosocial risk, and community development. She’s especially known for helping teams build resilience and prioritise self-care through mental health literacy, psychosocial safety, and evidence-based wellbeing practices — including yoga and meditation. When she’s not working, you can find her on the golf course.

Qualifications

  • Master of Social Change and Development, University of Newcastle

  • Graduate Certificate in International and Community Development, Deakin University

  • Bachelor of Social Work, Deakin University

  • Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Fortress Learning

  • Custom Tailored Mental Health First Aid Course

    Become an Accredited Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Aider/Officer

    Develop the skills to provide help to someone who may be experiencing a decline in their mental health, worsening of an existing problem or mental health crisis. Become a MHFA Officer in your workplace we will provide you with a range of mental health resources.

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    Evidenced Based Course

    The Mental Health First Aid Course is evidence-based and backed by research. The course focuses on the most effective ways to provide mental health first aid to a friend, family member, colleague or community member. Our expert facilitators will guide you through the course.

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    Recognise Signs and Symptoms of Common Mental Illness

    The Mental Health First Aid course teaches you how to recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental illness or if someone is in a crisis situation. Learn how to approach, assess and assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis and encourage the person to get appropriate professional help.

You’re in Good Company!

From federal and state government agencies to not-for-profits and schools, Wellbeing Campus delivers real, relatable, and authentic training programs that help all types of organisations strengthen workplace wellbeing and build mental health literacy.

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Wellbeing Campus has a strong reputation, check out our 5-star Google Reviews from past participants and clients, reflecting the high quality of our services and the positive experiences of those we’ve trained.

Become an Accredited MHFAider and Help Improve Mental Health Literacy in Your Workplace or Community

Standard Mental Health First Aid training for your workplace, group or community - delivered face to face or online.

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“Highly recommend every workplace provide Mental Health First Aid courses for their staff. This was an empowering, enlightening and brilliant course. Mel was outstanding as a facilitator, she clearly knows what’s she’s talking about and draws on her mental health experience. ”
— Jo, Salvation Army
“Melissa Hardy is an amazing coach, and excellent facilitator and helped us through MHFA training. I recommend her and the Wellbeing Campus to anyone new or doing a refresher on their Mental Health First Aid or Wellbeing coaching.”
— Vijay, HP Australia
“Melissa is an amazing instructor and I love her teaching style. She shares relevant examples, and always allows time for questioning in a warm and empathetic style! Very approachable and engaging.”
— Lauren, Melbourne Business School, Australia

Mental Health First Aid Courses

  • We offer courses in various formats: in-person sessions or a location of choice, and online courses accessible from anywhere in Australia or a combination of both.

    These include 12-hour face-to-face sessions and a Blended Online MHFA course combining 5-7 hours of eLearning with instructor-led elements (either face to face or online)

  • Participants in Wellbeing Campus sessions acquire the skills to provide support to individuals facing declining mental health.

    This includes non-judgmental communication about mental health and offering assistance during difficult periods. Understanding where to get appropriate professional help and self-care strategies that can improve mental health.

    Wellbeing Campus trainers are experienced mental health clinicians.

  • By embedding MHFA training in addition to other mental health and wellbeing initiatives you can work towards reducing stigma in the workplace. And work towards fostering a workplace that aims to diminish stigmas around mental illness in communities and workplaces.

  • Delivered by experienced Mental Health Clinicians, the Online Mental Health First Aid course is $340 per person for a public course.

    If you would like to book a course for your team, please reach out to discuss the needs of your team and we can provide you with a quote.

    From time to time we do provide public courses and these are advertised on our Eventbrite Page.

  • Wellbeing Campus collaborates closely with organisations to develop strategies for implementing the MHFA program. This involves ensuring the program's effectiveness, internal promotion, and efforts to encourage increased help-seeking behaviour while reducing stigma.

    This could include working with your leadership team on the Engaging Leaders program or developing an application for the Skilled Workplace program through Mental Health First Aid Australia.

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Wellbeing Campus Difference

We’re experienced Mental Health Clinicians with experience working in acute, community and program management relating to mental health.

Contact us today to book a Mental Health First Aid Course in Melbourne, Australia.

At Wellbeing Campus, we have proudly trained over 3,500 individuals in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), achieving an outstanding satisfaction rating of 9.8

Mental Health First Aid Online Course

Why Mental Health First Aid? 

Prevalence: Mental illness is common, it is estimated that 20% or 1 in 5 will experience a mental health condition in any one year.

Universal Impact: Mental health issues touch all of us at some point, either by experiencing it ourselves or caring for someone who does. Mental ill health does not discriminate.

Knowledge and Skills Gap: Many individuals might encounter situations where they recognise something is wrong but struggle to find the right words or actions to help. And most people don’t learn about mental health at school. This is where the Mental Health First Aid Course can teach people the skills they would not otherwise learn.

Addressing Challenges: The course teaches participants to handle various scenarios, such as recognising signs of anxiety, depression and substance use issues or symptoms of psychosis in friends, family, or colleagues.

Comprehensive Training: Participants will learn to recognise signs, provide people with the confidence on how to approach someone about their mental health, talk about suicide and know where to get appropriate professional help. This aid continues until professional help is received or the crisis subsides.

Guidance and Resources: The course also provides guidance on where to get professional help, reputable resources and additional forms of support.

What is Mental Health First Aid? 

Purpose: The course is designed to provide initial support to someone the help developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis

Concept: Similar to physical first aid training, MHFA is a First Aid Course for Mental Health and aims to provide initial support until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves. It doesn’t teach you how to diagnose or become a therapist but how to provide initial support.

Origins: Betty Kitchener developed Mental Health First Aid in Australia two decades ago. It has since gained global recognition, with over 3 million people trained worldwide.

Course: The MHFA Standard Course is a 12-hour program and 14 hours for Youth Mental Health First Aid. Delivered either face-to-face or online via the blended model.

Action Plan: You will learn the ALGEE framework to guide you on how to have a mental health conversation. We will teach you how to respond appropriately and supportively in various mental health situations.

Mental Health First Aid Course Melbourne

We’re experienced Mental Health Clinicians with experience working in acute, community and program management relating to mental health.

Contact us today to book a Mental Health First Aid Course in Melbourne.