Success Stories Archive - Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid Has Changed the Way We Do Our Job

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.

Even Teachers Need to be Taught

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....

Mental Health First Aid: Helping People Help People

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...