Mental Health First Aid
leading provider of mental health first aid training across Australia
Issues relating to mental health are continuing to impact communities, families and workforces every day evident by:
- 1 in 5 Australians aged between 16 – 85 will experience a mental health illness in any year
- 54% of people with mental illness do not access any treatment
- 7,200 Australians are compensated for work-related mental health conditions, equating to around 6% of workers’ compensation claims
- Approximately $543 million is paid in workers’ compensation for work-related mental health conditions
- 20 times more sick days per month taken by workers with severe depression
- Suicide is the leading cause of death for people aged between 25 and 44 in Australia
- Suicide rates are substantially higher in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, accounting for 5.2% of all Indigenous deaths, compared with non-Indigenous at 1.8%
Mental Health First Aid Delivery
NESA People Solutions has a national training team of over 50 accredited MHFA trainers who are able to support communities and organisations in their aim to address mental health within their environment.
We have the expertise to deliver Mental Health First Aid training:
© NESA People Solutions
ABN 26 165 041 805
Ph: +61 3 9624 2300
Email: aowen@nesaps.com.au
NESAPS acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional owners of the land throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and sea. We pay our respects to their culture and to their Elders past, present and future.