Life as a teen can be hard. It’s even harder when dealing with anxiety, depression, addiction or mental health issues. To help young friends, neighbors and family members who are in crisis mode, Mental Health Partners will host an upcoming Youth Mental Health First Aid class at Broomfield United Methodist Church. Link to Source
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A plan to direct the Department of Children and Families to establish a mental health first aid training program unanimously passed its first Senate committee Tuesday. SB 574 would increase awareness of the signs of mental illness and familiarize participants with the local support network that exists. Link to Source
Working closely with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Oklahoma School Security Institute has selected an 8-hour training course called “Mental Health First Aid for Youth” that is now being offered to schoolteachers, school staff members and others, such as law enforcement officers and public safety officials. Full Text
When someone is having a heart attack or choking, most people know what to do. When someone is having a mental-health crisis, there are few symptoms and even less knowledge on how to react. Full Text
I’ve taken regular first aid, and I’ve used both, but certainly the opportunities to use Mental Health First Aid are much more abundant.
As part of an ongoing effort to help improve public understanding of mental health issues in Connecticut, the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network and The Department of Psychiatry at The Hospital of Central Connecticut are sponsoring a free public event Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. The event, titled “Raising … Read more
The House yesterday easily approved a $1 trillion omnibus budget bill, the result of intensive negotiations over the last month to fund government operations for the remainder of 2014 and avert another shutdown. The bill, which is also expected to pass the Senate this week, increases mental health funding over 2013 levels and includes $15 … Read more
Today, the House passed the FY2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, an omnibus bill that provides discretionary funding for the entire federal government.
“This bill also includes millions of dollars for Mental Health First Aid. The $15 million investment will be devoted to new mental health training programs like those administered by the Bert Nash Community Health Center in Lawrence, Kansas.”
An idea championed by Lawrence’s Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center soon may be going nationwide. The $1.1 trillion budget bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives today includes $15 million in funding to nationally launch a mental health first aid program that was tested in Lawrence.
Once a month, a group of individuals from local organizations, schools and others in the community come together to discuss the mental wellness of Marion County. Link to Source
Pima Community College and the Community Partnership of Southern Arizona will offer free training in how to help someone with a mental health problem later this month. Link to Source
The beginning of a new year is always a time for reflection on our achievements over the last twelve months and setting goals for what we hope to accomplish in the coming twelve. 2014 is an especially exciting time to do this because of how far we’ve come with our legislative priorities, thanks to unprecedented … Read more
Wednesday Barber joined the Arizona delegation and other friends and colleagues of Giffords to honor those who were injured and killed.
Barber also introduced the bipartisan Mental Health First Aid Act, which will proved education to increase public awareness of mental illness symptoms and the services available to those in need.
“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction.” I couldn’t agree more with Bill Gates. 2013 saw progress. But big ideas are exacted quickly; it is change that is incremental and requires … Read more
This program is a top-notch service to communities like ours; we are so grateful for the opportunity to have this program in our area.
Chamisal resident Juliana Anastasoff has been named the Con Alma Foundation’s 2013 Hero of Health. Anastasoff was key, for example, in bringing Mental Health First Aid to local residents. The program created a network of hundreds of individuals trained in responding to mental health crises and recognizing early signs of behavioral health problems. Read More.
A year has come and gone. And during this holiday season, it’s hard to think of those 20 innocent children and six brave adults in Newtown, Connecticut who will never unwrap their presents, hug their families, or bake cookies again. With heavy hearts our nation still asks why, and what can be done to prevent … Read more
Mental Health First Aid skills can be applied anytime, anywhere, and to anyone in distress, be it a brother officer exhibiting symptoms of PTSD, an unemployed friend displaying signs of severe depression, or a teenage family member presenting evidence of self-injury.
He was astonished how well the ALGEE Action Plan worked. He went through each letter and explained how he used it to help his daughter through a difficult time.
We hear and see time and again stories of individuals living with schizophrenia involving struggles with keeping consistent employment, housing, or care. We read the studies that find that people with schizophrenia face increased risk for suicide, premature death, and as victims of violence or harm. Change will not come with trying the same approaches. … Read more
Jeannie Campbell, Master Chief Petty Officer, ret. serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Ms. Campbell leads national civilian initiatives to improve community-based mental health and substance use treatment for veterans and pioneered the Veterans Behavioral Health Certificate, designed to train civilian healthcare … Read more
As we mark the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s signing of the landmark Community Mental Health Act of 1963, Patrick Kennedy, behavioral health’s great champion, has launched The Kennedy Forum to honor the legacy of his uncle and to create a national conversation that will advance the work President Kennedy began. I am privileged to … Read more
When a loved one has cancer, families rally around — they cook, clean, drive their loved ones to doctor’s appointments, and much more. But when someone is struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, or other mental conditions, family members are not sure what to do.
Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and the National Council share a similar goal: improve the emotional health of youth. When mental health and celebrities are talked about together, more often than not, advocates can only cringe at the resulting conversation. It’s unusual for a celebrity to take up the cause unprovoked – and it’s … Read more
Washington DC (July 17, 2013) — The federal government this week added Mental Health First Aid to the evidence-based programs Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP), a searchable database of mental health and substance abuse interventions to help the public find programs and practices that may … Read more
Chuck Ingoglia, Senior Vice President for Public Policy at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, discussed the Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013 in a Care For Your Mind article published this week. In January, legislation was introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to fund public education programs that train emergency services … Read more
There was great attention on the White House Conference on Mental Health yesterday. People from around the nation watched the proceedings through the White House live feed. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and traditional media were ablaze. The conference wasn’t the beginning of this ongoing conversation, however ― not by any means. “The main goal of this … Read more
Washington, DC, June 25, 2012 — Behavioral health organizations in the U.S. are committed to improving patient care through the “meaningful use” of health information technology (HIT), but face considerable barriers in adopting electronic health records (EHRs) and other technological advances, according to a new report previewed today by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing … Read more
EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS HELP IMPROVE DAILY FUNCTIONING AND INCREASE TREATMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY March 8, 2012 – Washington, D.C. – People with schizophrenia report improved functioning after participating in a new, evidence-based clinical program, according to results announced today from a six-month pilot. The program, Advancing Standards of Care for People with Schizophrenia, was spearheaded by … Read more
