Dianne Christine Colbert

Dianne has been conducting Standard Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses since 2006, with the addition of Youth MHFA in 2008 and Teen MHFA in 2014. She is accredited as a Principal Master Instructor and has run over 100 courses. She has been requested to tailor make training for a number of organisations, meeting the individual needs of the communities she serves. Dianne is dedicated to helping to improve the health and wellbeing of others. Having lost a younger brother to suicide in 1998, Dianne is passionate about suicide prevention and intervention.

Previous experience includes:

· Training Coordinator and trainer for Lifeline Volunteer Telephone Counsellors

· Contract trainer for MHCC (Mental Health Co-ordinating Council)

· Mental Health worker at PRA (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Australia)

· Teacher at Granville TAFE – Cert IV in Mental Health

· 4 Years working with highly disadvantaged Centrelink clients

· Counselling and Family Therapy

· Children and Mental Health Project Coordinator at FWT+DP (Family Worker Training + Development Programme)

Dianne grew up in Ballarat, VIC. Her family was large with 3 brothers and 2 sisters, 5 stepbrothers and 2 step sisters. In 1985 she joined Covenant Players, a drama and communications company, and travelled throughout Australia, America, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand over the next 19 years. Dianne was based in Sydney for the following 10 years before returning to Ballarat. She has presented both Nationally and Internationally, and is founding director of All Nations Christian Mental Health Association Inc.

Dianne has completed Graduate Certificates in Christian Counselling & Family Therapy, and Christian Ministry and Theology. She also has her Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She is author of “Healthy Hearts Healthy Minds: How the Bible helps your mental health”