Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an intervention designed to ... Recent research has focused on evaluating the effectiveness of PFA, the training of providers, and the experiences of those ...

Helping people recover from natural or manmade disasters is a skill that can be easily learned and applied outside of a ...

Red Cross Psychological First Aid teaches you how to build up resiliency to stress and establish coping strategies for stress and trauma. The Canadian Red Cross is a national expert in Prevention and ...

Candidates will develop competencies in facilitating case-based learning, and how to support learners in understanding a resiliency-building approach to emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing.

When a traumatic incident at school, at work, or in the community occurs, people may experience painful and debilitating emotional distress. Psychological first aid provides support to reduce the ...

Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course for RIT faculty, staff, and students who are interested in making their community healthier, happier, and safe. This course has 8-hours of ...

Upon completing QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Gatekeeper training, each participant will be trained as a gatekeeper and receive a certificate. Learn more about QPR from the QPR Institute. Mental ...

Psychological first aid (PFA) is a humane and supportive response to people who are suffering from acute stress, trauma, or grief after a disaster. PFA aims to reduce distress, enhance coping ...

For people affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, the needs aren't just physical. They're also emotional. To help, doctors, therapists and first responders there are practicing something called ...