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Mental health responders are using a strategy to help fire victims called Psychological First Aid -- often compared to CPR for mental health. Its initial step is finding what a person needs right now.
Youth mental health first aid training In today’s digital age in which teenage suicide and depression are on the rise, it’s more important than ever to be able to help a young person in crisis.
Adult mental health first aid training These sessions — the next two of which are Wednesday and Thursday, May 21-22, at 9 a.m. at Alpert Jewish Family Service offices in West Palm Beach ...
Last month, Evanston announced the Mental Health First Aid training series, which will be free to all Evanston residents. The program is designed to educate residents on how to recognize and ...
Now, more than 20,000 employers have used Mental Health First Aid England to train staff members to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health challenges among workers. According to ...
Thousands of first responders reported feeling anxiety, burnout, depression and other mental health strains as a result of their duties, according to the state survey, which was released in February.
Some other barriers to accessing care for the military community includes stigma, especially self-stigma, said Tramaine EL-Amin, Vice President of Mental Health First Aid, National Council for ...
“I’m a mental health first aid instructor, and we spend a lot of time teaching observation and listening skills. If, as a parent, you are concerned about your child, ask open-ended questions.
As communities recognize Men’s Mental Health Month this June, prevention advocates across Nebraska are sounding the alarm on ...
Noah Boakye-Yiadom first had the idea for a specialized mental health first-aid training program for Black communities while in rural Alberta in 2018. The Alberta Health Services researcher was ...