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December 2, 2015

Community members learn to help with mental health first aid

The holiday season is here, and while some are spreading cheer, others are raising awareness to help those struggling mental…

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September 21, 2015

A look at some places training lay people in mental…

Mental health first aid — as laid out in a program designed by an Australian psychologist and his wife, a…

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August 29, 2015

Franklin, Fulton counties hope to defuse mental health crises involving…

Franklin and Fulton County commissioners have initiated programs to help authorities identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness.…

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July 26, 2015

Mental Health First-Aid Training: As Critical for Idaho as CPR

While a first-aid class offers instruction on what to do when someone is having a heart attack, The Speedy Foundation…

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July 23, 2015

Randy Ratliff soapbox: We can be hopeful for mental health…

Stigma persists in our community, yet never before in my long career in mental health and addiction treatment have I…

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July 20, 2015

Mental health issues don’t take the day off

Mental health issues don’t stay at home. They don’t take a vacation and they seldom take a day off. Untreated,…

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July 9, 2015

Mental Health First Aid can ‘change the world’

Almost everyone has completed some level of first-aid classes in their life, and, with the help of LifeSpring Health Systems,…

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May 28, 2015

Mental health emergency training to be offered in Spanish in…

The Speedy Foundation and Optum Idaho will offer a free mental-health first aid training in Spanish next month in Caldwell.…

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May 14, 2015

State grant allows free Mental Health First Aid courses

During a medical emergency, people know to act. here are even catchy reminders of what to do. An initialism sometimes used in CPR…

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May 1, 2015

Police receive extra training

The certification course teaches officers a five-step action plan to assess a situation, implement interventions and secure care for individuals.…

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March 19, 2015

ALGEE-Ometer | February 2015 State by State Snapshot

This map outlines the total number of people trained in Mental Health First Aid, by state, through February 2015. Figures…

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March 18, 2015

Sturgeon R-V staff completes mental health first aid program

Members of the Sturgeon R-V faculty and staff spent Friday afternoon completing their mental health first aid course with representatives…

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