Inmates from Wellington jail talk about mental first aid program

More than 200 inmates completed the program. Video is supplied

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02:00Work with the National Wellbeing Alliance as a community community

02:30Well-being support officer

02:32Today, we're running free aboriginal mental health first trade training. I think we're doing about 13 or 14 courses over over eight days

02:41They will get skills to actually support people that are in need particularly that have mental health

02:46issues, so the anxiety depression suicide

02:49psychosis

02:50People drug and alcohol issues. So it just gives them skills to identify people that might need some support to approach assist and

02:59Keep them safe in the first place

03:05I'm a facilitator

03:07Plus I'm also an organizer of getting the trainers out to all areas of Australia

03:13some of my trainers have delivered in Broken Hill Alice Springs and Darwin just to name a few and we're trying to

03:20Outreach to more correctional centers to increase the awareness around mental health and mental well-being

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