July 13, 2016
Tousha Paxton-Barnes
U.S. Army Veteran
So many people are out there wishing for something better, hoping that help will show up. That’s what Mental Health First Aid is – it is help to get people connected to care and ultimately to get them to a
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June 28, 2016
Lt. Virgil Meyer
Lieutenant, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
I wish that every corrections officer could receive Mental Health First Aid training. I believe that our corrections system would be better because of it – the inmates would benefit, the officers would benefit and ultimately our communities would benefit.
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June 24, 2016
Alyssa Fruchtenicht
School-Based Mental Health Counselor
As adults, we sometimes forget how hard it was being an adolescent. When we see a kid who is just miserable at school, we might think they choose to be that way – or that it’s just part of adolescence.
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June 7, 2016
Michael Allora
Deputy Fire Chief, Clifton Fire Department
We don’t provide our services in a vacuum. We don’t provide our services to buildings. We don’t provide our services to corporations. We provide our services to people. We are people who provide services to other people. It’s easy to
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April 20, 2016
Ethan Call
Student, Brigham Young University
As a psychology student at Brigham Young University, the Mental Health First Aid class seemed like a great opportunity for me to supplement my classwork with some real-world knowledge. So, I signed up and took the course. I never expected
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