Mental Health First Aid Supporting Older Adults
Honoring Dignity, Connection, & Modern Life Transitions
The experience of aging is shifting rapidly, and the mental health challenges our older generations face require a modern, deeply respectful approach. From navigating complex healthcare landscapes and major life transitions to addressing the profound social isolation that can arise in our modern world, supporting older adults is about preserving dignity and building real connection.
Recognizing that our elders deserve a modern safety net, the Mental Health Commission of Canada is currently revising and updating this curriculum to directly reflect the lived realities, vulnerabilities, and generational barriers facing older adults in Canada today.
MHFA Supporting Older Adults is delivered as a private session for organizations and isn’t offered as a public, individual-enrolment course. Groups need a minimum of 8 participants. To book for your team, send us a request below.
$250 + GST per person. 1 day. Available virtually across Canada, or in person in the Lower Mainland. In-person delivery elsewhere is available with travel costs covered.
The Facts
1 in 5
older adults experience symptoms of anxiety or low mood every year
Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health, 2024
80-90%
of older adults living in long-term care have some form of mental disorder
PMC - Ageing and Mental Health in Canada, 2022
20%
of Canadians are now aged 65 and older - and that number is growing
Statistics Canada, 2023
Built For The People
In Their Lives
Family members and informal caregivers, community health workers, volunteers, long-term care staff, and home support workers - anyone who spends regular time with older adults and wants to be genuinely equipped to support their mental health.
If your organisation works in long-term care and you're looking for a programme built around your team's workplace culture, The Working Mind - Long-Term Care takes a complementary whole-team approach.