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Whilst people often know a lot about common physical health problems, ignorance of mental health is prevalent. Regular first aid courses are widespread, however most of these courses do not address helping with mental health problems. Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) training aims to fill this gap.

Youth work is a tough gig! Throughout our career we will hear stories of violence, abuse, neglect and much more. We will be bombarded with adolescent angst and a sector that is severely under resourced and supported. We are excited to do the job... But, what do we need to do to keep from burning out?

Do you know how to help someone that is feeling suicidal? Learn practical skills to improve your confidence in this half-day course.

The 4-hour Mental Health First Aid for the Suicidal Person Course is based on our revised Mental Health First Aid Guidelines for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours. It is a stand-alone course that complements the 12-hour Standard MHFA course, Blended MHFA Courses and the 14-hour Youth MHFA course.

The 4-hour Mental Health First Aid for 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 module will provide you with an understanding of:

- the need to keep children and vulnerable people safe
- personal and organisational child safety management
- the issues of abuse and responding appropriately to incidents and suspected malicious behaviours, and
- how to support the rights of children and vulnerable people and create a safe environment for all.

Youth work is a tough gig! Throughout our career we will hear stories of violence, abuse, neglect and much more. We will be bombarded with adolescent angst and a sector that is severely under resourced and supported. We are excited to do the job... But, what do we need to do to keep from burning out?

Drug and alcohol addiction is a growing concern in Australian society. This course teaches youth workers how to assist people who are beginning to experiment with using substances, regularly using or who are using problematically.

Groups are powerful instruments of personal and social change. As leaders of groups including those with young people it is important that we support group members to effectively harness the energy, power and resources available to achieve a group's purpose.

Want to develop better relationships with young people? Understanding how young people behave is crucial in developing positive relationships with them. In this course we show you the best framework we know of for understanding behaviour and how it can help you support young people.