For Individuals

Screen Well is committed to equipping workers throughout the screen industry with the knowledge and skills they need to support themselves and others.

Learn Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) skills to help assist your workmates and industry!

We are excited that our new partnership with Alliance of Australasian Performing Arts Benevolent Funds (AAPABF), Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), and MEAA Wellness Committee will be delivering 9 Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses nationally.

MHFA is the help provided to a person who is developing a mental health problem; is experiencing a worsening of a mental health problem; and/or is in a mental health crisis

These online courses will commence in June 2024 and offers 108 free places for all workers within the Australian live performance &/or screen industry.

Expressions of Interest is now open for participants who would like to acquire skills on mental health prevention and intervention.

Please complete the form in the link below to express your interest.

Participant Testimonials

  • "This course is a game changer for employers, producers and frankly as a human. It gives you a frame work, language and tools to be able to understand, identify, and provide basic support for mental health”.

    - Chloe Rickard, producer, Jungle Entertainment

  • The MHFA course is essential for anybody who manages people and those who want a healthy, sustainable industry for all. Mental health promotion practices are an integral part of my productions now, just like any standard safety process and has helped me establish the open framework and team culture that I want to be a part of”

    - Tsu Shan Chambers, Actor, Writer, Producer, Wise Goat Productions

  • "Screen Well's Mental Health First Aid training was relevant, practical and directly applicable to the screen industry. The opportunity to explore mental health scenarios that might arise during a production was invaluable, and Ben delivered the live component in an engaging, calm and inclusive way. I also loved the practical application of each module to the film industry, and took away a list of ideas that I'll definitely be using on my future projects".

    - Kirsty Stark, producer, Epic Films

Guides for Individuals

Since our founding, we have trained over 250 screen workers in MHFA and continue to offer free and/or subsidised training with the support of our partners. Below are past industry-funded MHFA training programs we have delivered.

Tranche Three: MHFA for the Screen Sector

Running from April 2023 through to July 2023, tranche three of MHFA for the Screen Sector was financed with assistance from Screen Australia, VicScreen, and Screen Queensland. This tranche was strategically delivered to screen industry workers that are sole traders, or those who own, run, or work in small screen businesses (1-19 employees).

Tranche Two: MHFA for the Screen Sector

We recently completed tranche two of MHFA for the Screen Sector in partnership with Ausfilm, Fox Studios Australia, Netflix, and Industrial Light & Magic across 5 MHFA courses for producers, line-producers/production managers, post producers, post supervisors and VFX producers.

Tranche One: MHFA for the Screen Sector

Running from September 2021 through to March 2022, tranche one of MHFA for the Screen Sector was financed with assistance from Screen Australia and was strategically delivered to screen practitioners such as intamacy coordinators, safety supervisors, editors, production designers, and committee members of industry organisations like our benevolent funds/trusts, WIFT, and some union/guild leaders who in up-skilling with this training would have the most immediate positive impact for the industry.