In emergency response terms, a critical incident it is a stressful event powerful enough to overwhelm the coping skills of an individual or a group. The stress related to such an event can give rise ...

BANGA, South Cotabato — The South Cotabato provincial government is considering deploying trained psychological first aider ...

A new study has shown that Psychological First Aid, training originally created for people to support others, can help healthcare workers in care homes improve their own mental wellbeing. A new study ...

When disasters and emergencies impact our communities, it can take a huge toll on our mental health. When the danger is over, ...

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 ...

The initial shock of the coronavirus might be wearing off, but the world’s new reality—in which we’re still sheltered in place, no cure or vaccine exists, and entire industries are shuttered—can cause ...

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) has published a “Psychological First Aid Handbook” that explains simple and practical ...

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.

If ever there were a time for people to know the important skills that make up what mental health experts refer to as “psychological first aid,” a pandemic is it. Like regular first aid, PFA is a way ...

A new study has shown that psychological first aid, training originally created for people to support others, can help health care workers in care homes improve their own mental well-being. First ...