Accredited
Global MHFA Providers
Find out more about each of our accredited MHFA Programs around the world.
Global Presence
Since its inception in 2000 in Australia, Mental Health First Aid has evolved into a global movement. There are currently 26 accredited Mental Health First Aid Programs in countries across the world.
The MHFA program has been adapted for use in those other countries and rigorous evaluations have contributed to its international uptake. To date, over 4 million people worldwide have been trained by our licensed providers in mental health first aid.
Accredited Global Mental Health First Aid Providers
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Australia
MHFA Australia
No. of Instructors – 5,119
No. of MHFAiders – 930,903
Canada
Established – 2006
MHFA Canada – Mental Health Commission of Canada
mhfa@mentalhealthcommission.ca
No. of Instructors – 2,907
No. of MHFAiders – 394,083
Denmark
Established – 2009
Psykiatrifonden (Danish Mental Health Foundation)
https://www.psykiatrifonden.dk/p1h
No. of Instructors – 68
No. of MHFAiders – 4,786
England
Established – 2009
MHFA England
No. of Instructors – 4,906
No. of MHFAiders – 351,369
Finland
Established – 2008
Mieli Mental Health Finland
https://mieli.fi/en
No. of Instructors – 457
No. of MHFAiders – 14,002
France
Established – 2018
Premiers Secours en Sante Mentale France
https://pssmfrance.fr/
info@pssmfrance.fr
No. of Instructors – 15
No. of MHFAiders – 1,370
Germany
Established – 2018
MHFA Ersthelfer / Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim
https://www.mhfa-ersthelfer.de/de/
No. of Instructors – 45 (waiting to be active)
No. of MHFAiders – 160
Hong Kong
Established – 2009
Mental Health Association of Hong Kong
http://www.mhfa.org.hk/
dce@mhahk.org.hk
No. of Instructors – 547
No. of MHFAiders – 65,360
India
Estalished- 2017
- MHFA India – Adult
No. of Instructors – 11
No. of MHFAiders – 432
- MPower Minds – Youth and Teen
https://www.mpowerminds.com/outreach
No. of Instructors – 16
No. of MHFAiders – 466
Ireland
Established – 2014
MHFA Ireland / Saint John of God Hospital
t: 01 277 14 58
No. of Instructors – 37
No. of MHFAiders – 4,328
Japan
Established – 2008
MHFA Japan
No. of Instructors – 81
No. of MHFAiders – 592
Malaysia
Established – 2018
Malaysian Mental Health Association
No. of Instructors – 8
No. of MHFAiders – 130
Malta
Established – 2014
Richmond Foundation Malta
No. of Instructors – 18
No. of MHFAiders – 2,351
Netherlands
Established – 2015
MHFA Nederland
No. of Instructors – 275
No. of MHFAiders – 7,165
Northern Ireland
Established – 2008
Public Health Agency
https://www.aware-ni.org/wellbeing-programmes/mental-health-first-aid
No. of Instructors – 57
No. of MHFAiders – 12,728
Scotland
Established – 2007
NHS Health Scotland (Now merged with Public Health Scotland)
nhs.HealthScotland-SMHFA@nhs.net
No. of Instructors – 761
No. of MHFAiders – 36,668
Sweden
Established – 2010
Karolinska Institutet
https://ki.se/en/nasp/mhfa-mental-health-first-aid
No. of Instructors – 1,803
No. of MHFAiders – 13,840
Switzerland
Established – 2018
Ensa / Pro Mente Sana
No. of Instructors – 146
No. of MHFAiders – 897
United Arab Emirates
Established – 2017
The Lighthouse Arabia
No. of Instructors – 13
No. of MHFAiders – 1,035
United States
Established – 2007
National Council for Behavioral Health
MHFAinfo@TheNationalCouncil.org
No. of Instructors –32,287
No. of MHFAiders –2,221,481
Wales
Established- 2007
MHFA Wales
No. of Instructors – 192 (35 are from previous licensee)
No. of MHFAiders – 28,156 (16,300 are from previous licensee)
MHFA Programs Currently in Development
Austria
Established – 2020
Pro Mente Austria
https://www.promenteaustria.at/de/homeoffice@promenteaustria.at
Luxembourg
Established – 2020
D’Ligue, Service Information & Prévention
New Zealand
Established – 2020
