Free training for community and mental health workers
We’ve partnered with Mental Health Coordinating Council to deliver four free training sessions focused on the critical connection between physical and mental health.
Connecting Physical and Mental Health equips mental health and community service workers with practical strategies to support the physical wellbeing of the people they work alongside.
This one-day course explores key physical health risks experienced by people living with persistent mental health conditions and provides realistic, respectful ways to talk about health without judgement, shame or assumptions.
Delivered by: Mental Health Coordinating Council
Funded by: Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN)
Cost: Free
When: March 2026
Format: One-day training sessions
What you will learn
This training will support community service workers to:
recognise common physical health issues faced by people they support
understand the systemic and personal barriers experienced by people with persistent mental health conditions
reflect on personal assumptions and biases that may impact care
build awareness of general healthy behaviours without oversimplifying complex realities
create relationships and environments that enable respectful, practical conversations about physical and mental health.
Who should enrol
This training is suitable for:
Mental health workers
Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) workers
Employment sector workers
Community services workers
Deniliquin
Friday 6 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/I1EH6O
Tumut
Tuesday 10 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/M5AYCB
Wagga Wagga
Wednesday 11 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TN09A7
Griffith
Wednesday 25 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TM0717