Accredited
MHFA Licensed Providers
Find out 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 24 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
Established – 2000
MHFA Australia
www.mhfa.com.au
mhfa@mhfa.com.au
No. of Instructors – 5,790
No. of MHFAiders – 993,039
Austria
Established – 2020
Pro Mente Austria
www.erstehilfefuerdieseele.at
office@promenteaustria.at
No. of Instructors: 17
No. of MHFAiders: 65
Canada
Established – 2006
MHFA Canada – Mental Health Commission of Canada
www.mhfa.ca
mhfa@mentalhealthcommission.ca
No. of Instructors – 2,907
No. of MHFAiders – 394,083
Denmark
Established – 2009
Psykiatrifonden (Danish Mental Health Foundation)
www.psykiatrifonden.dk/p1h
pf@psykiatrifonden.dk
No. of Instructors – 68
No. of MHFAiders – 4,786
England
Established – 2009
MHFA England
www.mhfaengland.org
info@mhfaengland.org
No. of Instructors – 4,906
No. of MHFAiders – 351,369
Finland
Established – 2008
Mieli Mental Health Finland
https://mieli.fi/en
Tiina.Lumijarvi@mieli.fi
No. of Instructors – 571
No. of MHFAiders – 16,683
France
Established – 2018
Premiers Secours en Sante Mentale France
https://pssmfrance.fr/
info@pssmfrance.fr
No. of Instructors – 204
No. of MHFAiders – 5,316
Germany
Established – 2018
MHFA Ersthelfer
https://www.mhfa-ersthelfer.de/de/
info@mhfa-ersthelfer.de
No. of Instructors – 93
No. of MHFAiders – 1,026
Hong Kong
Established – 2009
Mental Health Association of Hong Kong
www.mhfa.org.hk/
dce@mhahk.org.hk
mhfaapp@mhahk.org.hk
No. of Instructors – 566
No. of MHFAiders – 65,360
India
Estalished- 2017
MHFA India – Adult
https://www.mhfaindia.com/
mhfaindia@mhfaindia.com
No. of Instructors – 12
No. of MHFAiders – 957
MPower Minds – Youth and Teen
https://www.mpowerminds.com/outreach
info@mpowerminds.com
No. of Instructors – 16
No. of MHFAiders – 521
Ireland
Established – 2014
MHFA Ireland / Saint John of God Hospital
www.mhfaireland.ie/
mhfaireland@sjog.ie
No. of Instructors – 71
No. of MHFAiders – 10,147
Japan
Established – 2008
MHFA Japan
mhfa.jp
mhfa.japan@gmail.com
No. of Instructors – 81
No. of MHFAiders – 592
Luxembourg
Established – 2020
D’Ligue, Service Information & Prévention
Malaysia
Established – 2018
Malaysian Mental Health Association
www.mmha.org.my
admin@mmha.org.my
No. of Instructors – 8
No. of MHFAiders – 350
Malta
Established – 2014
Richmond Foundation Malta
https://mhfa.org.mt/
mhfa@richmond.org.mt
No. of Instructors – 27
No. of MHFAiders – 4,825
Netherlands
Established – 2015
MHFA Nederland
https://mhfa.nl/
info@mhfa.nl
No. of Instructors – 275
No. of MHFAiders – 7,165
Northern Ireland
Established – 2008
Public Health Agency Northern Ireland
https://aware-ni.org/mental-health-first-aid
Helen.Gibson@hscni.net
No. of Instructors – 57
No. of MHFAiders – 15,941
Saudi Arabia
Established – 2012
National Committee for Mental Health Promotion
http://ncmh.org.sa
mhfa@ncmh.org.sa / haleshaiwi@ncmh.org.sa
Phone: +966 11 8800865 / ext: 132
No. of Instructors – 55
No. of MHFAiders – 2,522
Scotland
Established – 2007
Public Health Scotland
http://www.smhfa.com/
nhs.HealthScotland-SMHFA@nhs.net
No. of Instructors – 781
No. of MHFAiders – 57,143
Sweden
Established – 2010
National Center for Prevention of Mental Ill-Health at Karolinska Institutet
ki.se/en/nasp/mhfa-mental-health-first-aid
oliver.bartsch@ki.se / danuta.wasserman@ki.se
070-616 23 99
No. of Instructors – 1,146
No. of MHFAiders – 29,938
Switzerland
Established – 2018
Ensa / Pro Mente Sana
www.ensa.swiss/en/
info@ensa.swiss
No. of Instructors – 183
No. of MHFAiders – 2,717
United Arab Emirates
Established – 2017
The Lighthouse Arabia
www.lighthousearabia.com
info@lighthousearabia.com
No. of Instructors – 12
No. of MHFAiders – 1,874
United States
Established – 2007
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
MHFAatWork@TheNationalCouncil.org
No. of Instructors –35,963
No. of MHFAiders –2,457,970
Wales
Established- 2007
MHFA Wales
www.mhfawales.org
info@mhfawales.org
No. of Instructors – 237
No. of MHFAiders – 13,145
MHFA Programs Currently in Development
Israel
Established – 2020
OGEN – Association for the Advancement of Mental Health
New Zealand
Established – 2020
