This one-day virtual workshop provides participants with the essential skills to provide mental health first aid in the workplace with participants receiving accreditation as a Mental Health First Aider through Mental Health First Aid Australia.

This two-day virtual workshop provides participants with the essential skills to provide mental health first aid in the workplace with participants receiving accreditation as a Mental Health First Aider through Mental Health First Aid Australia.

This session is designed to support leaders in recognising the impact of trauma, vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue within themselves and their teams. Participants will gain insight into how exposure to distressing material and high emotional demands can affect wellbeing, performance and decision making. The session will provide practical strategies to identify early warning signs, foster psychologically safe team environments and implement proactive approaches to sustain wellbeing and leadership effectiveness.

With three in four suicides in Australia being men, male mental health remains a critical workplace issue. This panel brings together research, lived experience and frontline expertise to examine the drivers of severe psychological distress in Australian male workers. Drawing on SuperFriend’s Invisible Strain findings, Dr Di Sheppard outlines who is most at risk, key workplace factors, and effective support pathways. Noni Byron translates the evidence into practical actions leaders can implement, while MATES representatives share real‑world perspectives and peer-support strategies. Together, the panel will help workplaces create safer, more supportive environments for men, and all employees.