Programs
Explore all Opening Minds mental health training in one place and find the course suited to your needs. Select your course, choose a date and format, and complete your registration in a few quick steps.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches participants how to recognize the signs of mental health challenges and respond with confidence and care. The course builds practical skills to support someone in distress or crisis until help is available.Â
The Working Mind (TWM)Â is an evidence-based training program developed to initiate a shift in how you think, act, and feel about mental health through awareness, reducing stigma, and fostering open conversations about mental health in the workplace.
Psychological Health and Safety (PHS) is a proactive, systems-based approach that addresses workplace factors affecting mental health and supports the creation of healthy, safe, and productive environments where everyone can thrive.
Facilitator Certification Training for MHFA, TWM, and PHS prepares individuals to deliver mental health training in communities, workplaces, and organizations, with ongoing access to updated materials, marketing tools, and a supportive community.
Mental Health First Aid Courses
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Mental Health First Aid: Certification
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to support a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being, a mental health or substance use crisis until professional help is available. The practical skills of MHFA help you develop the confidence and peace of mind knowing you can support those around you, and your ability to self-care and prioritize you well-being while supporting others.
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Mental Health First Aid: Essentials
MHFA Essentials is a suite of courses, focused on core knowledge and practical skills. The courses do not lead to Certification. Designed to be accessible and applicable across many settings, Essentials offers a strong foundation in MHFA principles without formal assessment or certification—making it an ideal option for individuals, teams, or communities seeking meaningful, time-efficient training.
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Mental Health First Aid: Standard
MHFA Standard is the foundational program designed for everyone. As a globally recognized training, it empowers everyday people to recognize when someone may be experiencing mental health challenges and equips them with practical skills to provide initial support.
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Mental Health First Aid: Basic
MHFA Basic is an older version of the foundational MHFA program. As a globally recognized training, it empowers everyday people to recognize when someone may be experiencing mental health challenges and equips them with practical skills to provide initial support.
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Mental Health First Aid: Supporting Youth
Help young people navigate mental health challenges with understanding and support.
This course was developed with input from educators, caregivers, and mental health experts to meet the unique needs of youth aged 12-24.
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Mental Health First Aid: Supporting Older Adults
Support older adults in maintaining mental wellness and well-being.
Supporting Older Adults enhances empowers you to promote mental wellness in seniors, prevent mental illness and suicide, and intervene early when issues arise.
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Mental Health First Aid: Veteran Community
This course is designed to increase skills and confidence to engage in effective conversations about mental health in the Veteran community.
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Mental Health First Aid: Seniors
Increase the capacity to promote mental health and prevent mental illness and suicide in older adults and to intervene early when problems first emerge.
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Mental Health First Aid: Northern Peoples
A Mental Health First Aid course tailored to reflect the values used to guide Indigenous ways of living.
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Mental Health First Aid: Inuit
A mental health course designed by Inuit, for Inuit and for those who work with Inuit.
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Mental Health First Aid: First Nations
Mental Health First Aid: First Nations starts an honest conversation about mental health with family, friends, and others. It is part of a larger journey that helps strengthen the connections within communities.
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Mental Health First Aid: Adults who Interact with Youth
This course is designed for members of the public who have frequent contact with young people (ages 12 to 24), for example, parents and guardians, school staff, sports coaches, and youth workers.
Featured Courses
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Mental Health First Aid: Certification
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to support a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being, a mental health or substance use crisis until professional help is available. The practical skills of MHFA help you develop the confidence and peace of mind knowing you can support those around you, and your ability to self-care and prioritize you well-being while supporting others.
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Mental Health First Aid: Essentials
MHFA Essentials is a suite of courses, focused on core knowledge and practical skills. The courses do not lead to Certification. Designed to be accessible and applicable across many settings, Essentials offers a strong foundation in MHFA principles without formal assessment or certification—making it an ideal option for individuals, teams, or communities seeking meaningful, time-efficient training.
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Integrating Psychological Health and Safety into the Workplace
Participants will learn how to integrate PHS throughout workplace systems and practices that are common in many organizations. This facilitator-led training will empower learners to understand the key elements of work that affect PHS within their organization.
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The Working Mind: Manager
The Working Mind: Manager helps leaders recognize and respond to mental health challenges in their teams while reducing stigma and promoting early help-seeking. Through practical tools and the mental health continuum model, you learn to have confident conversations, support psychological safety, and foster a healthier, more productive workplace.
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The Working Mind: Employee
The Working Mind is a mental health training course designed to initiate a change in how you think, feel, and act about Mental Health. This course will provides
Mental Health Awareness and Understanding
Break Down Stigma
Strengthen Communication Skills
Improve Resilience
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The Working Mind
What can The Working Mind provide for individuals, teams and your organization?
Mental Health Awareness and Understanding
Break Down Stigma
Strengthen Communication Skills
Improve Resilience
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The Working Mind: First Responders
A mental health training course designed to break down stigma, strengthen communication and improve resilience in the first responder community. Developed for members of the first responder community, with specific versions of the course for: Fire , 911 Operators, Police, Paramedics, Corrections.
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Mental Health First Aid: Adults who Interact with Youth
This course is designed for members of the public who have frequent contact with young people (ages 12 to 24), for example, parents and guardians, school staff, sports coaches, and youth workers.
The Working Mind Courses
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The Working Mind: Manager
The Working Mind: Manager helps leaders recognize and respond to mental health challenges in their teams while reducing stigma and promoting early help-seeking. Through practical tools and the mental health continuum model, you learn to have confident conversations, support psychological safety, and foster a healthier, more productive workplace.
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The Working Mind: Employee
The Working Mind is a mental health training course designed to initiate a change in how you think, feel, and act about Mental Health. This course will provides
Mental Health Awareness and Understanding
Break Down Stigma
Strengthen Communication Skills
Improve Resilience
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The Working Mind: First Responders Primary
A mental health training course designed to break down stigma, strengthen communication and improve resilience in the first responder community.
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The Working Mind
What can The Working Mind provide for individuals, teams and your organization?
Mental Health Awareness and Understanding
Break Down Stigma
Strengthen Communication Skills
Improve Resilience
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The Working Mind Trades: Employee
A specialized employee version of The Working Mind mental health training built specifically for the Trades.
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The Working Mind Trades: Manager
A specialized employer version of The Working Mind mental health training built specifically for the Trades.
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The Working Mind Healthcare: Manager
An employer customization of The Working Mind tailored to the unique needs of healthcare professionals.
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The Working Mind: Oral Healthcare Professionals
A specialized version of The Working Mind mental health training built specifically for Oral Healthcare Professionals
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The Working Mind: First Responders Family
A mental health training course designed to help spouses, partners, and close family members understand the mental health impacts of first responder work and recognize early signs of stress or decline.
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The Working Mind: Long-Term Care Manager
This manager version of The Working Mind supports the specialized needs of long-term care staff. It was designed in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Long Term Care.
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The Working Mind: Long-Term Care Employee
This employee version of The Working Mind supports the specialized needs of long-term care staff. It was designed in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Long Term Care.
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The Working Mind: Long-Term Care
This version of The Working Mind supports the specialized needs of long-term care staff. It was designed in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Long Term Care.
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The Working Mind: Oral Healthcare Professionals Employee
A specialized employee version of The Working Mind mental health training built specifically for Oral Healthcare Professionals
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The Working Mind: Oral Healthcare Professionals Manager
A specialized manager version of The Working Mind mental health training built specifically for Oral Healthcare Professionals
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The Inquiring Mind
Designed for educational settings, this evidence-based program empowers students aged 12-25, and those who support them, to prioritize mental health and break the stigma around mental illness.
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The Working Mind: Legal Sector
This course is designed to increase awareness and understanding of mental health in the legal industry.
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The Working Mind: Sports
Targeted to Athletes and Coaches, this adaptation of The Working Mind strives to improve the culture of mental health in sport.
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The Working Mind: Healthcare
A customization of The Working Mind tailored to the unique needs of healthcare professionals.
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The Working Mind: First Responders
A mental health training course designed to break down stigma, strengthen communication and improve resilience in the first responder community. Developed for members of the first responder community, with specific versions of the course for: Fire , 911 Operators, Police, Paramedics, Corrections.
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The Working Mind Healthcare: Employee
An employee customization of The Working Mind tailored to the unique needs of healthcare professionals.
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The Working Mind: Legal - Manager
A manager version of the The Working Mind: Legal. This course is designed to increase awareness and understanding of mental health in the legal industry.
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The Working Mind: Legal - Employee
An employee version of the The Working Mind: Legal. This course is designed to increase awareness and understanding of mental health in the legal industry.
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The Working Mind: Sports - Coach
This is a coach version of The Working Mind: Sports designed to improve the culture of mental health in sport.
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The Working Mind: Sports Athlete
An athlete version of The Working Mind: Sports, designed to improve the culture of mental health in sport.
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The Working Mind First Responders Leadership
A mental health training course designed to leaders understand the mental health impacts of first responder work and recognize early signs of stress or decline.
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The Working Mind USA
A customized version of The Working Mind for American participants.
Psychological Health and Safety Courses
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Psychological Health and Safety Assessor Training
Become an Opening Minds Workplace Psychological Health & Safety Assessor and help organizations see where they can improve their working environments for all workers.
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Integrating Psychological Health and Safety into the Workplace
Participants will learn how to integrate PHS throughout workplace systems and practices that are common in many organizations. This facilitator-led training will empower learners to understand the key elements of work that affect PHS within their organization.
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Introduction to Psychological Health and Safety
In this half day facilitator-led training program, participants will learn the foundations of psychological health and safety and discover the essential elements that contribute to a psychologically healthy and safe workplace.