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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. It's a ...

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus noted that the only constant is change. We currently live in an era of unprecedented personal, social, economic, and political change. While change can ...

It’s a mental health intervention designed to address a therapeutic deficit exposed by other terrible events — like the bombing of the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Nineteen ...

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.

On an unseasonably warm fall afternoon, Frank “The Tank” Watkins welcomes me to one of his favorite places: the skatepark at Pier 62 in Manhattan. “This is my community, my sanctuary, my second home,” ...

Makayla and Maddux Jamerson slept through a 6:30 a.m. flash flood warning and woke to their three kids screaming that water was coming into the house. In less than an hour there was already more than ...

With an increase in traumatic events has come a rise in the awareness of methods to respond to those impacted. Whether the traumatic experiences are man-made—mass shootings, political violence etc.—or ...

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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has launched the country's first AI-powered mobile app for psychological first aid training, aiming to bolster mental health preparedness within its ...