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Expanding Mental Health First Aid across the Great South Coast.
Consultation has concluded
Supporting the mental health literacy of young people across the region is an area of focus of the Great South Coast Suicide Prevention Place Based Trial.
This project aims to expand on the capacity to deliver Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) across the five local government areas that make up the Great South Coast region; Warrnambool, Glenelg, Southern Grampians, Corangamite and Moyne Shires.
By utilising best practice training programs, the goal of the project is to improve the mental health literacy of young people and the adults who support them (teachers, parents, carers, sports coaches) across the whole Great South Coast.
This project will support the expansion of Teen and Youth Mental Health First Aid by:
training 12 Teen Mental Health First Aid Instructors and 8-10 Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructors from across the Great South Coast
delivering Teen and Youth Mental Health First Aid courses to community members and young people of the Great South Coast.
The delivery of evidence-based suicide prevention and mental health education across the Great South Coast region of Victoria, aims to ensure consistent, research-based messaging and information circulates within the community and across the whole region. This is essential to reducing stigma, increasing mental health literacy and encouraging positive help-seeking behaviours.
For detailed information on each of the MHFA courses on offer, can be found in the Teen and Youth MHFA Flyers section and important links.
To express your interest in holding a Teen and/or Youth Mental Health First Aid Session, please go to the ‘Express Your Interest’ tab below.
Supporting the mental health literacy of young people across the region is an area of focus of the Great South Coast Suicide Prevention Place Based Trial.
This project aims to expand on the capacity to deliver Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) across the five local government areas that make up the Great South Coast region; Warrnambool, Glenelg, Southern Grampians, Corangamite and Moyne Shires.
By utilising best practice training programs, the goal of the project is to improve the mental health literacy of young people and the adults who support them (teachers, parents, carers, sports coaches) across the whole Great South Coast.
This project will support the expansion of Teen and Youth Mental Health First Aid by:
training 12 Teen Mental Health First Aid Instructors and 8-10 Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructors from across the Great South Coast
delivering Teen and Youth Mental Health First Aid courses to community members and young people of the Great South Coast.
The delivery of evidence-based suicide prevention and mental health education across the Great South Coast region of Victoria, aims to ensure consistent, research-based messaging and information circulates within the community and across the whole region. This is essential to reducing stigma, increasing mental health literacy and encouraging positive help-seeking behaviours.
For detailed information on each of the MHFA courses on offer, can be found in the Teen and Youth MHFA Flyers section and important links.
To express your interest in holding a Teen and/or Youth Mental Health First Aid Session, please go to the ‘Express Your Interest’ tab below.
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If you, or someone you are helping, are at risk of suicide and need immediate crisis support please phone:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800
Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467
Emergency Services on 000
The Western Victoria Primary Health Network & the Great South Coast Place Based Trial Team do not provide crisis support or treatment services.
This page is not monitored and is for the purpose of Trail Project information sharing only.
Expanding Mental Health First Aid across the Great South Coast. has finished this stage
The trial leadership Group were tasked to review relevant data and information to determine key areas of focus that encourage the most effective way to support suicide prevention activities across the Great South Coast region. Young people were identified as a priority population
Working group development
Expanding Mental Health First Aid across the Great South Coast. has finished this stage
Prioritised activities were then delegated to working groups that were Chaired by an LG member. Working Groups were asked to analyse the topic in more detail and then recommend activities they proposed would contribute to deeper understandings, new learnings or interventions that may reduce death by suicide in Ballarat.
Project endorsement
Expanding Mental Health First Aid across the Great South Coast. has finished this stage
The Working Groups proposals were considered by the Leadership Group and projects that aligned with the Trials intended outcomes and deemed to be a priority, were submitted to WVPHN for endorsement and procurement.
Project commenced
Expanding Mental Health First Aid across the Great South Coast. has finished this stage
Project work officially commenced and is underway
Training spots open and being delivered
Expanding Mental Health First Aid across the Great South Coast. is currently at this stage
Delivery of training is currently being coordinated, for more information on this, go to key dates, expressions of interest, and forms.
Project evaluation
this is an upcoming stage for Expanding Mental Health First Aid across the Great South Coast.
Feedback from those who attended the training and those who assisted with its organisation and delivery will be collected and analysed. Findings on the outcomes, impact and processes of the project and its activities will be presented in an evaluation report.
Project close
this is an upcoming stage for Expanding Mental Health First Aid across the Great South Coast.
Unfortunately, this project does have an end date, this project will run up to December 2021.
