Downer – Leading a sustainable well-being culture across an expansive and diverse workforce
Mental health training and education can only be effective when it meets the needs, strengths and interests of its audiences. It then must deliver practical benefits, that improve the supports available to people experiencing mental health problems. Workplaces provide...
Mental Health First Aid in Practice
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
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...
MHFA Refresher Courses
Mental Health First Aid Refresher Courses The importance of continual learning If you’ve completed a Mental Health First Aid® (MHFA®) course then you’re in good company. Close to 1 million Australians have now undertaken some form of Mental Health First Aid...
Physical and Mental Health – Two Parts of a Wellness Equation
In theory, we all know the things we are meant to do to keep ourselves fit and physically healthy, and with so much advice on these topics, it can be difficult knowing which advice to follow. Eating nutritious foods, drinking plenty of water, getting adequate sleep...
