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Making mental health first aid as familiar as CPR!

30/1/2016

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In the future is it possible that CPR and mental health first aid will be taught together? It is a possibility. This great article in the Washington Post suggested that one is more likely to encounter someone who is experiencing a behavioral health condition or crisis" than someone facing a physical emergency, said Laira Roth, the council's project manager for the first aid course. Did you know that one in four Americans will suffer from a mental illness or addiction?
The best approach boils down to a five-letter acronym, ALGEE. 
A: Assess for risk of suicide or harm.
L: Listen non-judgmentally.
G: Give reassurance and information.
E: Encourage appropriate professional help.
E: Encourage self-help and other support strategies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/01/04/trying-to-make-mental-health-first-aid-as-familiar-as-cpr/


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