If you’re a caregiver or working with rangitahi in Wānaka, attending a Mental Health First Aid Course is a must!

OUT & About Wānaka, in partnership with Path Wānaka | Ara Ki Wānaka and Community Link, are proud to fund and support this two-day Youth Mental Health First Aid course as part of the 2025 Wānaka Pride Week. 

Hosted by Path Wānaka and facilitated by Karyn Munro of Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa, this evidence-based programme is backed by robust research. The Aotearoa New Zealand adaptation has been shaped by people in the Māori, Pacific, and rainbow communities, as well as those with lived experience and clinical advisors.

About The Course

This Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course equips adults who teach, care for, or support rangatahi and young people with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to recognise, understand and respond to them experiencing a mental health challenge or mental health crisis. This workshop will cover a range of topics including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, psychosis, problematic substance abuse, non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal thoughts and behaviours, panic attacks, traumatic events and other situations.