Guidelines for providing mental health first aid to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person

Beyond Blue, Australia, 2009

Related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, Cultural identity, migration and refugees, Mental health care

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These mental health first aid guidelines from Beyond Blue are a general set of recommendations about how you can help an Aboriginal person who may be experiencing a mental illness or developing a mental health crisis.

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