Caring for our People First: How VRTP is Transforming Mental Health Support in Entertainment

by Tay Burgess | Jun 25, 2025 | Communities, MHFA Training, Workplaces

Village Roadshow Theme Parks (VRTP) is home to some of Australia’s most beloved entertainment destinations, Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World & Resort, Topgolf, Paradise Country & Farmstay, Australian Outback, and Wet’n’Wild. While guests...

One man on a mission to support veteran mental health through training

by Tay Burgess | Jun 23, 2025 | Communities, Defence, MHFA Training

Ziyad Serhan, co-founder & CEO of educaid Australia, is delivering evidence-based culturally sensitive training to break down the stigma surrounding mental health in schools, workplaces and communities around Australia – and he is seeing real change. “Since...

Aunty Margaret’s story

by Tay Burgess | Jun 21, 2025 | All MHFA Stories, Article, Communities, MHFA Training

Healing through connection and culture Margaret Saunders (nee Grant) is a proud and respected descendant of the Wongaibon people of the Bogan River from the Wiradjuri Nation. As a Principal Master MHFA Licensed Instructor, trainer and assessor, and a deeply committed...

A quiet revolution in mental health early intervention and prevention

by Tay Burgess | Jun 16, 2025 | All MHFA Stories, Communities, MHFA Training

In 1997, a quiet dog walk through the Canberra suburb of Weetangera became the setting for a conversation that would spark one of Australia’s most significant mental health programs, and one of our biggest mental health exports. Mental Health First Aid, now a...

Mental Health First Aid in Practice

by MHFA Communications | Jul 17, 2023 | MHFA Training

Good mental health – and the concept of what it means to be mentally healthy – has slowly progressed over time from an ideal to a real-world practicality.  Today, people in all areas, across communities, workplaces, and schools, are talking openly...

Mental health first aid in sports

by MHFA Communications | Jul 17, 2023 | MHFA Training

Mental Health First Aid in Sports Sports and fitness usually go hand-in-hand with health and well-being. Exercise, fresh air, social connectedness, goal setting and the sense of personal achievement, can all have positive impacts on physical, mental and social...