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When Camdenton’s Police Chief Laura Wright learned about Governor Jay Nixon’s 2014 initiative to enhance Missouri’s responses to citizens with mental illness, she registered for training, as recommended for first responders. 03/18/2015  Link to Source

I strongly defend the spending of Mental Health Services Act dollars on Prevention/Early Intervention Programs. Ms. Bernard states this is “where most or all of the waste and misuse of funds occurs.” I am a family member of a seriously mentally...

Members of the Sturgeon R-V faculty and staff spent Friday afternoon completing their mental health first aid course with representatives of the  Boone County Schools Mental Health Coalition and University Extension. 03/18/2015 Link to Source

Teachers, nurses and beyond gathered in Belgrade for intensive Youth Mental Health First Aid training 03/18/2015 Link to Source

Missouri Department of Mental Health Director Keith Schafer is retiring after nearly three decades in the field. Schafer led the department as it redesigned its inpatient services, and he helped developed the Partnership for Hope program, which provides services to residents with...

… premiumsPaid training (First Aid/CPR, NVCI, VPA, Mental Health First Aid etc)EFAP program Full Text Outlet:  Canadian Government News Publication Date:  03/18/2015 Media Group:  Print Country:  United States of America

Would you know what to do if your son or daughter was experiencing depression and/or exhibiting signs of self-injury?  Would you be able to help a co-worker presenting evidence of PTSD?  What would you say to a person you know...

The challenge, then and now, was, how law enforcement and the justice system should deal with getting those people the help they need. 03/17/2015 Link to Source

The company that manages mental health services for Idaho Medicaid patients is resuming a series of mental health trainings around the state. Optum has been doing what it calls mental health first aid classes for about a year. After taking...

A man collapses on a busy downtown street. Other pedestrians rush to his aid. Someone might even stop his or her car and sprint across the street to help. A passer-by will assess immediate needs – does he need CPR?...

“We are thrilled to bring Youth Mental Health First Aid to our community,” said Joseph Bunch, Co-coordinator of the Strategic Prevention Framework grant under the Drug Free Partnership. “This important educational effort goes a lot further than emergency intervention. It...

Although the Wichita Police Department is moving toward training more officers for those calls, the agency now falls below a national recommendation on the percentage of officers trained — which is a concern for a Wichita attorney. 03/14/2015 Link to...