Mental Health Academy

Mental Health Academy provides Accredited and Non Accredited Training, delivering online continuing professional development for mental health practitioners, headquartered in Fortitude Valley, Queensland since being founded in 2007.

• Its catalogue spans more than 600 CPD courses and over 750 hours of video and text based learning, built with more than 250 practitioners, authors, researchers and educators worldwide.
• Courses are available online, on demand, with downloadable certificates and CPD records tracked through a custom built platform; micro credential courses (20 or more hours) award an internationally verifiable Digital Badge on completion.
• Training is recognised by peak industry associations and registration bodies in Australia, Canada and the United States for meeting CPD and OPD requirements, with Corporate Account access available for organisations nominating multiple users.
• Over 80,000 therapists subscribe to its weekly newsletter, and more than 1,500 learners have rated the experience 4.9 out of 5.

Best for: mental health practitioners and organisations needing recognised, self-paced CPD training with certification tracking for individual or corporate members.

Mental Health Academy supports Mental Health Programs through a CPD catalogue built specifically for mental health professionals, covering clinical topics including trauma, suicide risk, eating disorders and substance use.

• Micro credential courses (24 to 46 hours) are led by named experts, including Caroline Adams Miller on applied positive psychology and Sue Langley on the science and practice of wellbeing, with case studies, assessments and a Digital Badge on completion.
• Content is grounded in evidence, referenced from textbooks, peer reviewed articles and research journals, and developed with more than 250 practitioners, researchers and educators worldwide.
• A weekly newsletter reaches over 80,000 therapists with clinical resources and practice insights.

Best for: practitioners and organisations seeking specialist mental health content to build clinical capability alongside general CPD training.