Top questions and answers with detailed information for students, parents, schools and community settings.
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Running tMHFA in community settings
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Information for Schools
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How much does the teen MHFA course cost?
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Can we send a group of student leaders to the course or must it be offered to the entire year level?
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Will it put a strain on our welfare resources?
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What is the time commitment?
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What do we need to put in place?
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What are the risks?
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What are the benefits?
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Information for Schools
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How much does the teen MHFA course cost?
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Information for Parents
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I think my child needs professional help for a mental health problem. What should I do?
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Who provides the funding for this course?
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How was this course developed? Who decided what should be taught? Do you know that it is effective?
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What is covered by each of the three sessions in the program for Year 7-9 students?
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What is covered by each of the three sessions in the program for Year 10-12 students?
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What is the teen Mental Health First Aid Action Plan?
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Is my child likely to be upset by the course content?
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Are you running this course because of a student suicide, or high rates of mental health problems in the school?
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Will this course have an impact on my child’s grades? Which classes will my child be missing out on?
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Will students be talking about their own experiences of mental health problems? Are they provided therapy as part of their attendance at tMHFA?
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My child has experienced mental health problems in the past. Should they do the course?
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Shouldn’t the teachers be providing mental health first aid, instead of other students?
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Will talking about suicide put thoughts of suicide in my child’s head?
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Will my child learn to diagnose a mental illness or provide therapy?
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Information for Parents
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I think my child needs professional help for a mental health problem. What should I do?
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Information for Students
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Where can I get more information about mental health problems?
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I don’t know anyone with mental health problems, so why would I do this course?
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What classes will I miss?
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Will I lose marks if I don’t go?
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Do I have to do it?
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What if I’ve tried everything already?
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Information for Students
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Is it therapy? Do I have to talk about my own problems?
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Where can I get more information about mental health problems?