Founded in 2007, Mental Health Academy (MHA) is a leading provider of online professional development (CPD) education for mental health professionals.

Through our state-of-the-art learning platform, we connect you with global mental health experts and hundreds of hours of learning – all conveniently accessible online, 24/7.

We exist to empower people. We’d love to be part of your learning journey.

Why Learn with MHA

We work closely with practitioners, researchers, industry associations and leading educational institutions globally to bring you truly world-class, relevant training. As an MHA member, you’ll enjoy unrestricted access to 750+ hours of learning and other unique benefits.

Why learn - Quality

Quality

Learn the latest research and best practice in mental health from 150+ internationally-renowned, award winning authors, practitioners, researchers and educators (meet our experts here).

Why learn - Recognition

Recognition

Our courses meet industry standards for professional development and are recognised by peak industry associations and registration bodies, helping you meet your CPD requirements (learn more about CPD here).

Why learn - Diversity

Diversity

Access hundreds of topics, including evidence-based interventions, culturally-informed counselling, self-care strategies, therapeutic modalities, diagnostic tools, and much more (view our courses and topics here).

Why learn - Affordability

Affordability

Pay less than $1/day (either monthly or annually) to enjoy unrestricted access to 400+ courses, online learning tools, course certificates, and much more (view our payment options here).

Why learn - Convenience

Convenience

With all courses and resources accessible in the cloud (online, 24/7), learning conveniently comes to you – wherever you are and whenever you need it the most.

Why learn - Social Impact

Social Impact

By learning at MHA, you’ll directly support causes that empower some of the world’s most vulnerable and underserved communities (learn more about our social impact here).

Learning Formats

Our courses combine text and video-based content with our state-of-the-art educational platform to make your learning experience more accessible and rewarding.

Text Courses

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Developed by MHA’s academic team, our text courses are referenced from textbooks, peer-reviewed articles, research journals and other reputable sources. Most MHA text courses range from 1-4 hours in duration.

Video Courses

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Course Collections

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Credential Courses*

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Text Courses

Developed by MHA’s academic team, our text courses are referenced from textbooks, peer-reviewed articles, research journals and other reputable sources. Most MHA text courses range from 1-4 hours in duration.

Industry Partners

We work closely with peak industry associations in Australia, Canada and the United States to ensure our programs are relevant and up-to-date with the latest research and practice standards.

Industry Partners

Our Values

Learning for life

By deploying best in class training over innovative delivery platforms, we enable practitioners to continue to develop their professional capabilities over their working lifespan.

Empowering learners

By breaking down the traditional barriers of access and cost to world class knowledge, we empower learners to engage in and apply the most recent and efficacious mental health strategies.

Rising the tide of wellbeing

By providing the global mental health workforce access to world class training, we facilitate leveraged health outcomes, thereby rising the tide of wellbeing in our communities.

Join our Community Today

Thousands of your professional peers are already enjoying access to the largest and most diverse CPD catalogue in the country. Join our growing community and share our passion for creating lasting change in the world through education and altruism.

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