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Members of Deaf communities continue to experience considerable challenges when accessing mental health supports. Improving capacity within the Deaf community through increasing knowledge and skills required to provide initial assistance to a fellow Deaf person who is experiencing a mental health problem is an important element of addressing this problem. Additionally, hearing people need to develop culturally appropriate knowledge and skills inorder to provide initial assistance to a Deaf person experiencing a mental health problem. The Delphi expert consensus method was used to develop two sets of guidelines. The first, considerations for Deaf people providing mental health first aid to a Deaf person with a mental health problem. The second, considerations for hearing people providing mental health first aid to a Deaf person with a mental health problem. A systematic review of websites, books and …