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What is MHFA? • The help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. • First aid is given until treatment is received or crisis is resolved • Based on the model of medical first aid

Medical First Aid • First Aid is the help given to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained. The aims of any first aid are to: • Preserve life • Prevent deterioration of injury or illness • Promote healing • Provide comfort to the ill or injured

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) • The aims of MHFA are to: • Preserve life where a person may be a danger to self or others • Provide help to prevent a mental health problem from becoming more serious • Promote recovery of good mental health • Provide comfort to a person experiencing a mental health problem

Why Mental Health First Aid • Mental Health problems are common • There is stigma/discrimination associated with mental health problems • Many people are not well informed about mental health problems • Professional help is not always on hand • People often do not know how to respond

Origins of MHFA • Developed in Australia at Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University • Has spread to Scotland, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Finland and Canada • Part of national mental health strategies in Australia and Scotland

About MHFA Canada • 12-hour course • Flexible delivery format • Interactive • Practical • For anyone – general public, teachers, health service providers, emergency workers, employers, etc.

Topics • What is meant by mental health and mental illness • Signs and symptoms of common mental health problems and crisis situations • Basic 5-step model to provide first aid • Info about interventions and treatments • How to guide someone toward professional help

The Five Basic Steps • Assess risk of suicide or harm • Listen non-judgmentally • Give reassurance and information • Encourage the person to get appropriate professional help • Encourage self-help strategies

Mental Health Problems • Mood Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Psychosis • Substance Use Disorders

Crisis Situations • Suicidal behaviour • Panic attacks • Reactions to traumatic events • Acute psychosis • Overdoses

For each disorder • Signs and symptoms • Variations of the disorder • Risk factors • First aid, including crisis first aid • Effective treatments

MHFA Canada Instructors • Instructors trained over 5 days • Certified to train the 12-hour course • Background in mental health • Teach 3 courses a year to maintain certification

MHFA Canada Infrastructure • Master Facilitators • Canadian course materials • Evaluation • Develop new modules/adapt for specific groups – youth, aboriginal, seniors

MHFA Canada in Schools • Funding from provincial government to train at least one person in every school • Materials currently being adapted for youth, plus development of 2 extra modules – eating disorders, self-harm

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