BushED is committed to creating an environment where children receive the best educational opportunities available. Education doesn’t start at Prep, it starts the day a child is born. Preparing a child to learn requires a whole of family support structure.
This Mothers In Arms program matches new mums with experienced mums / grandmothers who have been in similar circumstances, isolation, new parenthood, stationhand etc and who want to share their life experiences. All Buddies must complete a MHFA ( Mental Health First Aid Community Carer course at a cost of $270 AUD. BushED will refund the cost of this course to all Buddies who contribute more than 50 hours in the first year of Buddy support to BushED mums. This reimbursement will be made after 12 months of providing support.
If you feel you have the skills for such a volunteer role are are prepared to complete the course and support our mums, please register below.
If you are a mum or family and would like access to this service, register here.
If you are in need of urgent support please contact one of the organisations to the right.
Blended Online community MHFA – The Course is aimed at teaching how to provide initial support to adults aged 18-65, who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis. This course has been developed through professionals and people with lived experience of mental health. The Mental Health First Aid Course will be delivered in 2 components: Dates for November 2022 – 11 and 12. The zoom session is over two days – 3 hours per day. Please inform what times suit your community members. After hours also work best for the zoom sessions, something to consider. Priscilla is a passionate Mental Health First Aid Instructor. Having faced depression and mental illness herself, and having lost her brother to depression, she is on a mission to raise Mental Health Awareness and spread the knowledge and life-saving skills of Mental Health First Aid. A Registered Nurse with Intensive/ Critical care background, and Telephone Triage nursing, she is also a Leadership trainer and coach. Find her page on Facebook “The CPR Chick”
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