Helping to Heal the Emotional Wounds of War
So many people are out there wishing for something better, hoping that help will show up. That’s what Mental…
Tousha Paxton-Barnes
U.S. Army Veteran
Mental Health First Aid training has taught the officer to ask his charges, “What happened?” instead of, “What’s wrong with you?”
Officer Orlando Singleton
So many people are out there wishing for something better, hoping that help will show up. That’s what Mental…
Tousha Paxton-Barnes
U.S. Army Veteran
I wish that every corrections officer could receive Mental Health First Aid training. I believe that our corrections system…
Lt. Virgil Meyer
Lieutenant, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
As adults, we sometimes forget how hard it was being an adolescent. When we see a kid who is…
Alyssa Fruchtenicht
School-Based Mental Health Counselor
We don’t provide our services in a vacuum. We don’t provide our services to buildings. We don’t provide our…
Michael Allora
Deputy Fire Chief, Clifton Fire Department
As a psychology student at Brigham Young University, the Mental Health First Aid class seemed like a great opportunity…
Ethan Call
Student, Brigham Young University
In July 2015, I had the opportunity to take a Mental Health First Aid course at WestCare Nevada. Little…
Rick Denton
Hilda Marie’s worst nightmare was unfolding right before her eyes. Teetering at the edge of the platform was a…
Hilda Marie
I’ve taken regular first aid, and I’ve used both, but certainly the opportunities to use Mental Health First Aid…
Nathan Krause, Pastor
Olney Seventh-day Adventist Church, Maryland