Survivors of the floods of Hurricane Helene and the wildfires of Los Angeles have something in common: Some got help from frontline workers trained in a practice called Psychological First Aid.

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2024 / Yvonne Groenhout, an intensive-care unit (ICU) nurse for over 26 years and an International Medical Corps first responder, is just one of the ...

Psychological first aid is the idea that interventions that can be done in the wake of a traumatic event to promote resilience and healing. Psychiatrist Robin Gurwitch helped develop the protocol.

A set of simple measures known as psychological first aid or mental health first aid can enable people to help family, friends and others in their communities who experience psychological distress ...

In an excited frenzy of overlapping orders, protocols, cardiac algorithms ... Source: Saranac Lake Rescue Squad, Inc. Psychological First Aid Psychological First Aid (PFA) may likely produce ...

This is the second in a series of three discussions of psychological first aid (PFA). Previously (see Psychological First Aid, Oct. 9, 2018), I introduced readers to the concept of psychological ...

TheSomerset County Department of Human Services is hosting a “Key Concepts in Psychological First Aid” full-day workshop for mental health professionals and other crisis-team members who may ...

Early psychological first aid can be key to reducing the impact of a traumatic event. So while we tend to the physical wounds of the victims, we also need to provide psychological first aid to all ...