Mhist - Mental Health Intervention Skills Training

MHIST – Mental Health Intervention Skills Training is a Canberra based training organisation specialising in Mental Health First Aid and ASIST.

Courses can be run for organisations or individuals however minimum numbers are required or minimum fee.

Almost half of the Australian population will have a mental illness at some time so it is important that every one of us is equipped with the skills to help a family member, colleague, friend, or stranger who is struggling with a mental illness. Many mental illnesses can be lived with more comfortably and some can be avoided altogether if the right intervention is used in time.

Mental illness has a significant impact on individuals, families, communities, and workplaces.

By the year 2020, depression is projected to reach 2nd place (after heart disease) of the ranking of DALYs (disability adjusted life years) calculated for all ages, both sexes. Today, depression is already the 2nd cause of DALYs in the age category 15-44 years for both sexes combined. (WHO 2012)

The youth version of Mental Health First Aid is designed to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of a developing mental illness and how to assist in a crisis. The course teaches adults to recognise these signs and ensure timely help is provided.

The adult version of Mental Health First Aid teaches adults how to be aware of the signs and symptoms of developing mental illness in other adults and how to assist in a crisis.

Please get in touch to organise a course or check the course calendar.