MAJOR SUPPORTER & TRUSTED MENTAL HEALTH PARTNER
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) - Provided by PHSA
Be the Mate Who Knows What to Do
When a mate’s doing it tough, knowing how to step in can change everything. Our Blended Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course — delivered in partnership with our Major Partner, Prestige Health Services Australia (PHSA) — gives you the skills to recognise the signs, start the yarn and guide your mates to the right help.
How It Works
- Self-paced online learning — get the basics in your own time
- Virtual live sessions — interactive workshops with accredited MHFA trainers from PHSA
- Recognised certification — the same accreditation as face-to-face training
Why Blended?
- Flexibility to learn at your pace
- Live practice so you feel confident in real conversations
- Online delivery — so you can join no matter where you are
Step Up for Your Mates
Just like physical first aid, every bloke should have this in their kit. With MHFA, you’ll know what to do when the banter goes quiet.
SUPPORT CONTACTS
Beyond Blue
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ | 1300 224 636 or online chat service
- Youth Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636 or chat online (under 25’s).
Department of Health
Other Key Services to consider
- Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511 [24/7]
- Mensline Australia 1300 789 978
- SANE: 1800 187 263
- Mens Referral Service 1300766491.
- Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
- Kids Help Line: 1800 551 800 (Kids and Adults under 25).
- Head To Health: 1800 595 212.
- Youth Carer’s Line: 1800 242 636 (under 25’s).
- Headspace: 1800 650 890 (ages 12-25)
- Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380 (Childhood Trauma and Abuse for adult survivors).
- Butterfly Foundation: 1800 334 673 (eating disorders).
- Mindspot 1800 614 434
- Parents Line NSW 1300 130 052
- QLife: 1800 184 527 (LBGTIQ+ community).
- Open Arms Veteran and Families: 180 001 1046.
HELP A MATE OUT
We're not asking you to change the world—just help us help a few good blokes have a proper chat.
Beyond the Banter is breaking the silence around men’s mental health, one laugh, yarn, and honest convo at a time.
Throw us a few bucks, and we’ll turn it into banter that matters.