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This map outlines the total number of people trained in Mental Health First Aid, by state, through January 2015. Figures in parentheses represent the number of instructors. States are color coded based on the percentage of their population trained in the...

Mental health initiatives make up the fourth category, where employee assistance programs (EAPs) continue to lead the pack (80% of U.S. companies), followed by mental health first aid training (for 69%), critical incident and crisis response counseling (in 33%), Some...

In response to the growing public health problem of mental illness and substance abuse, the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA is joining forces with an array of community partners to bring greater awareness to the issue and to the important role of...

Similar to a first aid or CPR course, this mental health first aid course helps anyone who wants to learn how to provide initial help to someone who may be experiencing symptoms of a mental illness or in crisis. The...

More recently as we have come to look at health and illness in more holistic terms, another branch of first aid has come to the forefront. Mental health first aid is becoming more common in our conversations and in our...

For JR Richardson, the tools he learned in mental health first aid are invaluable. “I have a brother who has some mental health issues, so the course helped me to be able to deal with him and his issues,” he said....

When people see someone get hurt, the first instinct is usually to stop, call 911, maybe look for bleeding. But what if the problem seems to be psychological? “Someone gets hit by a car, everyone stops and helps,” says Laurel Haché. “Someone...

Janet Paleo knows firsthand the distress a child can face. “I actually had a suicide plan before the age of 5,” she said.Similar attempts crept back into Paleo’s life a number of times until she was directed to get the appropriate...

Northpointe Healthcare Systems has joined the national initiative to increase mental health literacy by hosting a Mental Health First Aid training program in Dickinson County.  02/14/2015 Link to Source

Don’t feel alone. That’s what Humber Students’ Federation wanted students to know as it hosted the Mental Health and Wellness Fair on Tuesday. 02/14/2015  Link to Source

Goodwill is providing training to make sure employees can deal with mental health emergencies. 02/13/2015 Link to Source

Nearly 600 Champaign community members will be trained and certified in first aid in the next two years, but not the physical kind. 02/13/2015 Link to Source