August 10, 2014
A few years ago, while walking in Baltimore, Lori Montis unexpectedly put her mental health first aid training to work. She was in Baltimore for a conference and came across a man who she said “seemed like he was struggling.” She walked beside him to see whether she could help. “As we walked kind of
A few years ago, while walking in Baltimore, Lori Montis unexpectedly put her mental health first aid training to work.
She was in Baltimore for a conference and came across a man who she said “seemed like he was struggling.” She walked beside him to see whether she could help. “As we walked kind of alongside each other, I just had a conversation with him.”
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