Free mental health training extended for veterans and their families
22 September 2025: Veterans and their families will continue to have access to free mental health literacy and suicide prevention training, with the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs extending funding for Mental Health Protect through to 30 June...
Care with confidence: Easec’s organisational-wide Mental Health First Aid journey
“The training has not only strengthened individual capabilities but also positively influenced our organisational culture as a whole.” Founded in 2005, Easec provides expert occupational rehabilitation consultancy services, specialising in injury management guidance...
Caring for their people first: How VRTP is transforming mental health support in entertainment
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...
Breaking barriers: How Educaid is transforming mental health support in culturally and linguistically diverse communities
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...
A quiet revolution in mental health early intervention and prevention
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...
