Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
As the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) project commences in the development phase, we seek members participation in several possible ways over weeks and months ahead.
We seek EOIs for people interested in working on the following:
| Type of activity | How many people | EOIs due by | Activity happening when | |
| Subject Matter Consultations |
up to three online workshops run by MHFA 90mins each |
up to two people from each Council or members | 24/11 | Late Nov and Dec 2023 |
| ‘Message from the Deans’ Film | one short video filmed by professionals, at office | one Dean from each Council | 20/11 |
Jan and Feb 2024 Max 2 hours |
| Professional Perspectives Film | one short video filmed by professionals, location by discussion | up to three people from any discipline | ASAP |
Jan and Feb 2024 Up to 3-4 hours |
| Lived Experience Film | one short video filmed by professionals, location by discussion | up to three people from any discipline | ASAP |
Jan and Feb 2024 Up to 1 day |
| Lived Experience Artwork | permission to use artwork | open to all | ASAP | Jan and Feb 2024 |
Our first priority and request is for Course Adaptation SME consultations.
The purpose of the SME consultations is to assist with the development of contextualised course content for health professional students and to collaborate to ensure that real-world experiences of health professional students are reflected in new course materials.
Additional information flyers and related material produced by Mental Health First Aid Australia working with the three partners ACDHS, CDNM and MDANZ are available below. This site will be update from time to time as the various phase of the MHFA project role out.
- Course Adaptation – Subject Matter Expert Consultation Overview FINAL.pdf
- MHFA for Health Professional Students – Lived Experience Artwork Overview.pdf
- MHFA for Health Professional Students – Lived Experience Film Overview.pdf
- MHFA for Health Professional Students – Professionals Perspective Film Overview.pdf
- MHFA_Lived Experience Artwork Flyer_Print.pdf
- MHFA_Lived Experience Film Promo Flyer_Print.pdf
- MHFA_Professionals Perspective Film Flyer_Print.pdf
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