With almost eighty years in print, Batman is one of the most successful heroes in comics. These stories helped elevate him to ...

Helping people recover from natural or manmade disasters is a skill that can be easily learned and applied outside of a ...

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 ...

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an intervention designed to provide immediate support to individuals who have experienced traumatic events. It aims to reduce stress and promote coping strategies ...

Hear Chief Bill Salmeron’s firsthand account of managing the MCI, from inter-agency collaboration to the long-term psychological toll on first responders ...

Psychological first aid provides support to reduce the short and long-term impact of the trauma. Northern Light Acadia and CA Dean Hospitals are offering two free training sessions for individuals who ...

Supplementing crisis support and psychological first aid provided in wartime, the project improves access to specialised assistance for persons suspected to suffer from disorders and mental illnesses ...

They're also emotional. To help, doctors, therapists and first responders there are practicing something called psychological first aid. It's a short-term intervention that could help ease the ...

therapists and first responders there are practicing something called psychological first aid. It's a short-term intervention that could help ease the long-term mental health impact of disasters.

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.