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 – 5,297
No. of MHFAiders – 993,039
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 – 550
No. of MHFAiders – 15,912
France
Established – 2018
Premiers Secours en Sante Mentale France
https://pssmfrance.fr/
info@pssmfrance.fr
No. of Instructors – 140
No. of MHFAiders – 2,166
Germany
Established – 2018
MHFA Ersthelfer / Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim
https://www.mhfa-ersthelfer.de/de/
info@mhfa-ersthelfer.de
No. of Instructors – 45
No. of MHFAiders – 160
Hong Kong
Established – 2009
Mental Health Association of Hong Kong
www.mhfa.org.hk/
dce@mhahk.org.hk
No. of Instructors – 547
No. of MHFAiders – 65,360
India
Estalished- 2017
- MHFA India – Adult
https://www.mhfaindia.com/
mhfaindia@mhfaindia.com No. of Instructors – 11
No. of MHFAiders – 432
- MPower Minds – Youth and Teen
https://www.mpowerminds.com/outreach
info@mpowerminds.com No. of Instructors – 16
No. of MHFAiders – 512
Ireland
Established – 2014
MHFA Ireland / Saint John of God Hospital
www.mhfaireland.ie/
donal.scanlan@sjog.ie
No. of Instructors – 71
No. of MHFAiders – 8,043
Japan
Established – 2008
MHFA Japan
mhfa.jp
mhfa.japan@gmail.com
No. of Instructors – 81
No. of MHFAiders – 592
Malaysia
Established – 2018
Malaysian Mental Health Association
www.mmha.org.my
admin@mmha.org.my
No. of Instructors – 8
No. of MHFAiders – 130
Malta
Established – 2014
Richmond Foundation Malta
https://mhfa.org.mt/
mhfa@richmond.org.mt
No. of Instructors – 23
No. of MHFAiders – 4,369
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
https://www.aware-ni.org/wellbeing-programmes/mental-health-first-aid
info@aware-ni.org
No. of Instructors – 57
No. of MHFAiders – 12,728
Saudi Arabia
Established – 2012
National Committee for Mental Health Promotion
http://ncmh.org.sa
No. of Instructors – 49
No. of MHFAiders – 940
Scotland
Established – 2007
Public Health Scotland
http://www.smhfa.com/
nhs.HealthScotland-SMHFA@nhs.net
No. of Instructors – 761
No. of MHFAiders – 57,143
Sweden
Established – 2010
Karolinska Institutet
ki.se/en/nasp/mhfa-mental-health-first-aid
oliver.bartsch@ki.se
No. of Instructors – 1,803
No. of MHFAiders – 13,840
Switzerland
Established – 2018
Ensa / Pro Mente Sana
www.ensa.swiss/en/
info@ensa.swiss
No. of Instructors – 146
No. of MHFAiders – 1,534
United Arab Emirates
Established – 2017
The Lighthouse Arabia
www.lighthousearabia.com
info@lighthousearabia.com
No. of Instructors – 12
No. of MHFAiders – 1,555
United States
Established – 2007
National Council for Behavioral Health
www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
MHFAinfo@TheNationalCouncil.org
No. of Instructors –32,287
No. of MHFAiders –2,221,481
Wales
Established- 2007
MHFA Wales
www.mhfawales.org
info@mhfawales.org
No. of Instructors – 194
No. of MHFAiders – 26,176
MHFA Programs Currently in Development
Austria
Established – 2020
Pro Mente Austria
www.erstehilfefuerdieseele.at
office@promenteaustria.at
Luxembourg
Established – 2020
D’Ligue, Service Information & Prévention
New Zealand
Established – 2020