Refreshed, Recharged & Ready to Make an Impact!

Is your Mental Health First Aid Certificate
older than 3 years?

Refresher Training — is now available

Seeing our accredited MHFAiders renew their certification, reinforce their skills, and sharpen their ability to support mental health conversations in the workplace was truly inspiring.

What Sets Us Apart

Standard Refresher Mental Health First Aid workshop

Refreshed, Recharged & Ready to Make an Impact!

Is your Mental Health First Aid Certificate older than 3 years?

What is a Mental Health First Aid refresher course?

Refresher courses allow people who have previously completed a 12-hour Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Aotearoa course to refresh their knowledge and skills. This provides an opportunity to extend their MHFA accreditation for a further three years.

The content of each refresher course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of professionals and people with lived experience of mental health challenges.

Refresher courses are available for:

Standard MHFA

Workplace MHFA

Format?

Standard and Workplace (online)

Two 3.5-hour video conferencing sessions lead by an accredited MHFA Aotearoa instructor.

Why attend a Mental Health First Aid course?

Evaluations consistently show that Mental Health First Aid training improves understanding of the mental health challenges people experience, their options for treatments and helpful first aid strategies. Participants report increased confidence in their ability to offer Mental Health First Aid which enables early access to help. The training also decreases stigma and discrimination that many people with mental health and addiction challenges experience.

Key Takeaways from Our Sessions:

Real-life challenges: We tackled workplace mental health scenarios & found solutions.
Shared experiences: MHFAiders reflected on their 3-year journey—the wins, the struggles & the impact.
Stronger commitment: We reinforced our mission to build mentally healthy workplaces.

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Did you know there are more than 8000 Mental Health First Aiders in New Zealand – all transforming how we talk about and support mental health in the workplace and beyond.

Keep your Mental Health First Aiders up to speed with MHFA Refresher training every three years to make sure they’re ready to respond with confidence, skill, and care.

Mental Health First Aid is an accredited, evidence based program which teaches participants:

General mental health awareness

How to spot the signs and symptoms of poor mental health

How to have an effective mental health conversation

What to do and say in a crisis situation

The Mental Health First Aid certificate is valid for 3 years. Before certificate expiry, you have an opportunity to refresher your skills and become reaccredited by attending this MHFA Refresher Training.

Course outline

Gain an understanding of the local research in the mental health field.
Learn the three key actions to help someone who is feeling suicidal.
Work through complex mental health first aid interactions.
Practice mental health first aid skills.

Vision – To have a Mental Health First Aider in every home and business within Aotearoa

$460 + GST

This refresher training will be held online via Zoom over two consecutive mornings 9am - 12pm. If you received your Mental Health First Aid Certificate over three years ago it is time to renew.

Learn how to assist someone who is developing a mental health crisis, re-introduction to the concept of MHFA, the impact of Mental Health issues and an overview of the principles and practice of Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa.

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