Personality disorder programme No longer a diagnosis of exclusion

The Mental Health First Aid Guidelines contain information about how a member of the community can give initial help to someone who they think might be developing or experiencing a mental illness or a mental health crisis. Nine different guidelines are now available and include information on early intervention in the disorders of depression, psychosis, eating disorders, problem drinking and problem drug use. In addition, four mental health crisis situations are also covered: suicidal thoughts and behaviours, non-suicidal self-injury, panic attacks and assisting (adult or child) after a traumatic event.

• Read more about the guidelines
• Depression: Guidelines & Article
• Suicidal thoughts and behaviours: Guidelines & Article
• Psychosis: Guidelines & Article
• Panic attacks: Guidelines       
• Non-suicidal self injury : Guidelines & Article
• Adult trauma: Guidelines
• Child trauma: Guidelines
• Eating disorders: Guidelines
• Problem drinking: Guidelines
• Problem drug use: Guidelines
• Problem cannabis use: Guidelines

The guidelines are designed to help individuals, families and communities who find themselves faced with mental illness and would like to find some reputable information about how they should provide assistance. The guidelines encourage early intervention by suggesting action is taken early in the development of an illness.