The pandemic had led to a mental health crisis. Thanks to a free online course from John Hopkins, you can get psycholgical first aid training to help. Our editors independently select these products.

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus noted that the only constant is change. We currently live in an era of unprecedented personal, social, economic, and political change. While change can ...

In emergency response terms, a critical incident it is a stressful event powerful enough to overwhelm the coping skills of an individual or a group. The stress related to such an event can give rise ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - When you think first aid, you probably think of responding to physical injuries, but Northern Light Acadia Hospital has been training organizations all over the state in ...

Psychological first aid is the idea that interventions that can be done in the wake of a traumatic event to promote resilience and healing. Psychiatrist Robin Gurwitch helped develop the protocol.

The refrain, “counselors are on-site,” has become all too familiar in an age of tragic events that create lasting psychological wounds for those affected. Sending in mental health professionals to ...

Survivors of the floods of Hurricane Helene and the wildfires of Los Angeles have something in common: Some got help from frontline workers trained in a practice called Psychological First Aid. It's a ...

EdSource · A mentorship program fights for survival under the Trump administration In a classroom that smelled like a campfire, a student at Pasadena Unified’s Sierra Madre Elementary School broke ...

Many families have an emergency kit put together with medical supplies and food, but they're missing something. The Macon County Health Department says psychological first aid is always needed after a ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A first aid training session was held at the Fairview Community Health and Wellness Hub on Tuesday in response to the recent shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. But this type ...

Several months after Hurricane Helene, survivors still need help coping with the trauma they endured. NPR's Katia Riddle went to Asheville, North Carolina, recently. She brings us this story about a ...