Name: Mental Health First Aid (Standard 12hr)
Start: 2025-10-22T09:30:00+08:00
End: 2025-10-23T16:00:00+08:00
Location: Mental Health Station

Train to be a Mental Health First Aider so you can support the mental health of your family, community & workplace. MHFA gives an action plan so you know how to have caring mental Health conversations and what to do in a crisis or emergency. MHFA teaches you how to support a person who is developing a mental health problem, experiencing a panic attack, anxiety or a traumatic event. You will also learn what steps to follow if someone is experiencing suicidal ideation, or psychosis. This is a vital training for everyone and skills we all need. Prioritise mental health and book today.
We are taking Bookings now for our next Training:
*October 22nd & 23rd (Wednesday & Thursday) 9.30am-4pm.
*12 hour training *Both days need to be attended.
*Early booking recommended *Numbers are limited to 12 places.
*Trainer Sydel Weinstein (over 20 years experience as licensed MHFA Instructor)
*To Book see ticket link on this event or go to our website: www.mentalhealthstation.org - [email protected]
* Sliding Scale of Economy available & partial scholarships
* Workplaces/organisations contact us re group bookings of 4 or more.
*We are located Upstairs (please let us know re accessibility needs) above Hinata cafe for lunch options & next door to Petes cafe.
This training is suitable for workplace and community bookings.Sydel Weinstein is a Principal Master Trainer.
"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." MHFA Australia
**Please note we are also available for group bookings at your workplace or community centre. We come to your workplace or organisation if you have 8-20 persons to train. Or we can make a special arrangement to use the Mental Health Station venue at a mutually suitable time.
**We can also organise online training where needed.
Mental Health First Aid is created by MHFA Australia.
This 12 hr training meets the needs of all persons for mental health training in the workplace, community and home.
Mental Health First Aid Training is as essential a training as General First Aid, comes with its own manual and on completion an internationally recognised accreditation.
**What we cover:
The 12-hour Mental Health First Aid course teaches adults (18 years and over) how to provide initial support to adults who are developing a mental illness or experiencing a mental health crisis. The course curriculum is evidence-based, as informed by the MHFA Guidelines.
Developing mental health problems covered are:
Depression
Anxiety problems
Psychosis
Substance use problems
Mental health crisis situations covered are:
Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Non-suicidal self-injury (sometimes called deliberate self-harm)
Panic attacks
Traumatic events
Severe effects of drug or alcohol use
Severe psychotic states
Aggressive behaviours
All MHFA Courses teach how to give the mental health first aid using the MHFA Action Plan. Course participants receive a copy of the Standard MHFA Manual to keep and a Certificate on Completion of a short assessment via MHFA Australia.
Sydel Weinstein your trainer is a Sociologist with thirty years experience in the area of health and wellness. Sydel has extensive experience as a Master MHFA Trainer facilitating trainings in workplaces for over 16 years and brings to her trainings an experience base as a Carer, Trauma-Focused Body Therapist , Mindfulness Trainer, Mental Health & Wellness Educator. Sydel is co-founder of the Family Nurturing Centre/Home of Yoga Healing & Wellness Centre and Heartplace a non profit.
Many organizations and professions now train in MHFA as part of their continuing education and professional development.
For more information visit our website:
www.mentalhealthstation.org
and www.mhfa.com.au
The Mental Health Station is a proud Partner of http://www.actbelongcommit.org.au/
"Act-Belong-Commit is a community-based health promotion campaign that encourages people to take action to improve their mental health and wellbeing. This evidence-based campaign was developed primarily from research undertaken by Curtin University into people’s perceptions of mental health and the behaviours they believed protected and promoted good mental health. The campaign is directed by Mentally Healthy WA at Curtin University, and implemented through health services, local governments, women’s health services and not-for-profit groups."
Testimonials:-
Nadir Shihata: Teacher & Finance Manager
"I recently had the opportunity to attend Sydel Weinstein’s Mental Health First Aid training, and I highly recommend it. This training is eye opening and insightful. It builds awareness of mental health and provides the skills and tools necessary to confidently engage in conversations and offer assistance and support to someone who may be in distress or experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. The training was well-presented and engaging, with a good balance of theory and practical. Sydel is a great teacher, trainer and facilitator, and she possesses a wealth of knowledge in this field. This training is greatly enriched with the priceless information, resources and experiences Sydel generously shares, and the caring and compassionate space she holds."
Carolyn Verhoef: Professional Organiser
"Such a hugely valuable course I can highly recommend Sydel’s training"
Steven Maretic:
"The Mental Health First Aid Course gave me valuable insight to how important Mental Health is to the overall wellbeing of people. The course was interactive and really well constructed which helped me to understand what Mental Health is as well as giving me valuable skills in how to support other people. I strongly recommend this great course"
Alexandra Shepherd (Pharmacist):
"I completed the Mental Health First Aid training course with Sydel in November this year. Sydel is a great trainer who is professional, engaging and has substantial experience in this area. The information was delivered in a way that was suitable for both health and non-health professionals being both practical and adaptive. A lot of training course like this can be quite dry and somewhat tiresome but this was quite the opposite. I would highly recommend Sydel’s training if you are considering doing your MHFA."
Rhonda Psychologist:
"Through the mhfa training I have learned how to assist individuals experiencing mental health crisis of many types. As a research psychologist working with children who suffer with learning disabilities, I now feel like I am equipped to assist them with the issues and crises they may experience throughout their life. This component of my services for children and their families was missing."
Liz Western: Mother, Manager.
"I highly recommend the Mental Health First Aid training for anyone who has responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of others, whether in a workplace or in group or team situations.
Sydel is an experienced and empathetic trainer, with a life experience that enriches the nationally accredited training. Sydel makes the training and information accessible and relevant to anyone seeking the skills to make a difference to those with mental health issues. The information, while often confronting, when put into the context of mental health first aid with Sydel's gentle and experienced approach, shifts into a skills set readily available to the learner.
I feel the training has benefitted and added to my management skills, and will be of benefit in both family and work situations. The more people who do this training, the better we can shift the social attitudes to mental health, and become a more inclusive and understanding community."
Susan Jane Morrison nurse/midwife/Bowen therapist:
I found the MHFA course to be valuable and insightful, exploring the myths and taboos of mental health. Communication skills and role-play assisted me in identifying problems and planning appropriate action. The MHFA course covered areas omitted in my nursing education and assisted me in my daily life. At the time of doing the course a family member was experiencing a mental health crisis. What I gained from doing the course helped me in adjusting and I was able to share the information with other family members.
Treana Jones Yoga Teacher
"The Mental Health First Aid training course increased my confidence to approach and support a person who may be acutely or moderately experiencing Mental Health issues. The skills on how to approach, support and encourage someone to seek professional and personal support networks, clarified how to take a proactive role in a variety of situations. I highly recommend this course."