Mental Health First Aid (Aotearoa)

2-Day Standard Course

15-16 April 2026

Tauranga

$495

Early bird $445 (register before 20 March)

Become a certified Mental Health First Aider and gain the skills to support someone in distress at work or in your community.

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Build confidence. Save lives. Make a difference.

Why attend?

Mental Health First Aid is a nationally recognised, evidence-based program that teaches you how to:

  • Recognise early signs of mental health challenges

  • Provide initial support safely and effectively

  • Guide people toward professional help and resources

  • Build confidence in handling difficult conversations

Whether you’re a team leader, HR professional, teacher, health worker, or simply someone who wants to help, this course gives you practical tools you can use immediately.

    • Delivered by Daniel Stamp, former Health & Wellbeing Manager (Woolworths NZ) and experienced MHFA trainer

    • Expert in psychosocial risk, mental health, and performance psychology

    • Proven approach that balances practical skills with confidence-building

    • Fully accredited, Te Pou-aligned course with certification

  • We deliver Mental Health First Aid training that is practical, engaging, and immediately usable. Our approach goes beyond theory, building real confidence through discussion, scenarios, and lived workplace examples—so people feel ready to step in, not step back.

    • Duration: 2 full days (face-to-face)

    • Dates: 15th and 16th April

    • Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

    • Location: Adams Centre for High Performance, 52 Miro Street, Mount Maunganui 3116

    • Investment: $495 (Early bird $445 before 20th March)

    Spaces are limited to 20 participants to ensure quality learning.

    • Official MHFA course manual

    • Nationally recognised certification

    • Practical, hands-on learning with scenarios and group exercises

    • Ongoing resources and support

Te Pou is the licensed provider for MHFA in Aotearoa

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Reserve your spot

Early bird pricing available – register before 20th March

Questions?Email us at dan@mhpc.co.nz

This two‑day Standard MHFA Aotearoa course teaches participants how to recognise and respond to adults experiencing mental health challenges or crisis. It includes:

• Recognising signs and symptoms
Learn how to identify the early indicators of common mental health challenges in adults.

• Open and supportive communication
Develop skills to have compassionate, non‑judgmental conversations about mental health.

• The MHFA ALGEE Action Plan
Use a practical, evidence‑based five‑step action plan to guide your response and support someone toward appropriate help.

• Support through challenges and crises
Understand how to assist people experiencing a range of situations such as:

  • Depression and anxiety

  • Psychosis

  • Problematic substance use

  • Non‑suicidal self‑injury

  • Suicidal thoughts and behaviours

  • Panic attacks and trauma‑related distress

• Encouraging help‑seeking and recovery
Learn how to assist people to access professional and community‑based supports safely and effectively.

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