Mental Health First Aid International at Be MPowered 2024
Thursday 28 November 2024 | 9:30 am to 11:30 am
We’re proud to support the Mums&Co 2024 Conference to provide on-the-spot mental health first aid support to attendees. The conference program dives into deep and sometimes weighty topics, so having trained Mental Health First Aiders available online will ensure participants can receive support if needed.
Mental health resources
As a mum who starts or runs a business, you’re navigating a unique set of challenges: balancing the responsibilities of family life, growing a business, and managing the inevitable ups and downs that come with both. It’s a rewarding journey but can often feel overwhelming, with mental health and self-care sometimes falling to the bottom of a long to-do list.
Explore this page to find practical resources to support your journey as both a mum and a business owner, and find training opportunities to become an MHFAider to better support those around you.
Women in business
Supporting young people
Having a conversation
Most people are familiar with the idea of physical first aid courses that teach the skills and knowledge required to recognise and respond to life-threatening emergencies and provide a first aid response across a range of different situations.
Mental Health First Aid training adopts a similar approach.
Using a practical, skills-based action plan, participants learn the skills to recognise and respond to someone experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
Individuals who complete Mental Health First Aid training are known as MHFAiders. Equipped with the skills to listen, connect, and offer support when it matters most, MHFAiders play a vital role in reducing stigma and promoting pathways to support for those experiencing mental health problems in our workplaces, communities, schools, and tertiary institutions.
Mental Health First Aid courses
Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide support when it matters most – because you never know when a conversation could be a lifeline to support.
Standard MHFA
For adults to support other adults experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander MHFA
For adults to support an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander adult experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
Youth MHFA
For adults to learn how to support a young person experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth MHFA
For adults to learn how to support an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander young person experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis.
The power of a conversation
Watch inspiring stories from Mental Health First Aiders who are making a difference, one conversation at a time.
We are working towards a world where we all have the skills, knowledge and confidence to help someone experiencing a mental health problem
7 Million+
people trained worldwide
30 Countries
delivering our programs
1.4 Million+
Australians trained
Seek support
Find mental health crisis and support services available via phone or online.
- Lifeline | 13 11 14
Crisis support and suicide prevention services available via phone, text message or online chat. - 13Yarn | 13 92 76
Counselling and crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. - Kids Helpline | 1800 551 800
Counselling for kids, teens and young adults aged between 5 and 25 available via phone and online chat. - Suicide Call Back Service | 1300 659 467
Phone and online counselling to support people affected by suicidal thoughts or suicide available via phone, online chat and video calls. - MensLine Australia | 1300 789 978
Counselling service offering support to men available via phone, online chat and video calls.
- SANE Helpline | 1800 18 7263
Counselling, peer support, online groups and community forums for people aged 18+ with complex mental health needs and their family, friends and carers. - Beyond Blue | 1300 22 4636
Brief, confidential counselling services available via phone or online chat. - Qlife | 1800 184 527
Anonymous LGBTQIA+ peer support and referral available via phone and online chat. - Open Arms | 1800 011 046
Counselling for anyone who has served at least one day in the Australian Defence Force and their families. - Butterfly |1800 33 4673 For support with eating disorders or body image concerns, call Butterfly National Helpline or visit www.butterfly.org.au to chat online or email, 7 days a week, 8am-midnight (AEST/AEDT).
Learn to support
Anyone can have a conversation that may save a life. Everyone can learn how. Become a Mental Health First Aider today. Explore our courses.
Other supports available
If you or someone you know doesn’t feel comfortable calling any of the above services, you can also:
- talk to a family member, friend or another trusted adult
- speak to a GP, counsellor, psychologist or psychiatrist
- visit a hospital emergency department.
