Two of the primary response mechanisms currently in place are Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Stress First Aid (SFA). While the approaches share some commonalities, and are often confused with ...

Mental Health First Aid is a program designed to help community members identify, understand and respond to mental illness while increasing awareness of available resources. MHFA is an eight-hour ...

Mental health responders are using a strategy to help fire victims called Psychological First Aid -- often compared to CPR for mental health. Its initial step is finding what a person needs right now.