R U OK? How mental health first aid training has improved outcomes in Tasmania

For R U OK? Day, an annual event focused on suicide prevention, The Mandarin spoke with a Tasmanian public servant about her mental health experiences. 

Working in the Tasmanian Department of State Growth, Adrienne Morton is a specialist legal adviser. She was recently reappointed to the mental health stream of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TasCAT).

A positive step in terms of mental health awareness, Morton said, was how the role of mental health first aid training in the Tasmanian State Service has changed over the years.

When she began, the training was viewed as the job for just HR or wellbeing officers.