November 2011
Dr Laura Hart, teen Mental Health First Aid Coordinator, comments on the findings of the Coronial inquest into the death of teenager Tyler Cassidy and its implications for mental health training for police and the broader community in an opinion piece at The Conversation.
October 2011
Nataly Bovopoulos, Mental Health First Aid Program Manager, discusses Mental Health First Aid in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities in October’s issue of the Diversity Health Institute’s e-magazine – Diversit-e.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is featured in the Herald Sun which calls for hairdressers, beauticians, sports coaches, parents and teachers to be trained to recognise the signs of depression and anxiety in teenagers. Dr Claire Kelly and Betty Kitchener are interviewed for the article.
MHFA Instructor Phil Nash is interviewed in the Hume Leader Newspaper about Victorian Police receiving MHFA Training.
September 2011
On ABC Radio National, MHFA Founder Betty Kitchener, an MHFA Instructor and Lisa who is recovering from depression, talk about how Mental Health First Aid can help make asking the question of ‘RUOK?’ a little easier (a follow up story after last week’s RUOK Day). Listen to the story here.
July 2011
MHFA Instructor Catherine Fitzgerald is interviewed for the Careers section of Saturday’s Daily Telegraph newspaper promoting the Mental Health First Aid program.
MHFA Instructor Deborah Reveley, based in Western Australia, is featured in Dr Norman Swan’s ABC show ‘Tonic’ for a segment about mental health first aid, available to watch on iview.
May 2011
MHFA Instructor Andrew Markovs based in Albany, Western Australia hits the front page of The Albany Magazine promoting the program. Great work Andrew!
February 2011
MHFA Instructor Tony Cameron, employed by Australian Red Cross makes headlines at The Border Mail.
November 2010
Betty Kitchener and Professor Tony Jorm take MHFA to Nepal. Read more in the Kathmandu Post
June 2010
The MHFA Program was chosen as one of 10 case studies of ‘Radical efficiency’ in action across the world. ‘Radical efficiency’ is about different, better and lower cost public services – innovation that delivers much better public outcomes for much lower cost. Report (PDF)
January 2008
On Australia Day Betty Kitchener received an OAM for her work developing the MHFA Program
September 2006
NSW MHFA Instructor Narelle Heywood in newspaper article about delivering a MHFA course in Wagga, NSW Article (PDF)
April 2006
The Senate Select Committee on Mental Health released its final report: “A national approach to mental health – from crisis to community”(PDF). The enquiry was one of the largest and most comprehensive investigations into the state of mental health in Australia. The MHFA course is included in 2 of its recommendations:
Recommendation 4 (p7-8)
“The committee recommends that Australian Health Ministers agree to….
- promote and manage MHFA programs aiming for 6% of the population to be trained and accredited, targeting those with the greatest probability of coming in contact with mental health issues – teachers, police, welfare workers and family carers.
Recommendation 88 (24)
- “…ensure that rural police and ambulance services are a high priority for MHFA training”.
31 March 2006
Betty Kitchener interviewed by the Alberta Mental health Board, Canada about the introduction of the MHFA Program to Canada
13 July 2005
Julie McCrossin from the Life Matters Program on ABC National Radio talks with Betty Kitchener & Tony Jorm about Mental Health Literacy.
www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lm/stories/s1412629.htm
18th November 2004
Paula Goodyer from the Sydney Morning Herald interviewed Betty Kitchener and Professor Tony Jorm about the Mental Health First Aid program. Read the text from that article
30th August 2004
When the successful evaluation trial of the MHFA Program in the workplace was published, Dr Norman Swan interviewed Prof Tony Jorm & Betty Kitchener on ABC Radio National for the Health Report Program. Read the script.
16 May 2003
A report of the Mental Health First Aid Program written up in the Psychiatric News
2 October 2001
The MHFA Program was first in the media on ABC TV on the Health Dimensions Program. Read the script of the interview between Dr Norman Swan and Betty Kitchener.