"But too few of us would know how to respond if we saw someone having a panic attack.."
Most of us would know how to help if we saw someone having a heart attack—we’d start CPR, or at the very least, call an ambulance. But too few of us would know howto respond if we saw someone having a panic attack or if we were concerned that a friend or co-worker might be showing signs of depression, alcoholism or drug abuse.
"Mental Health First Aid takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations"
Mental Health First Aid takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations about mental health and substance use problems by improving understanding and providing an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental illness or substance use disorder.
"Kenya Mental Health First Aiders can even save lives."
When more people are equipped with the tools, they need to start a dialogue, more people can get to the help they may need. Kenya Mental Health First Aiders can even save lives.
"Our training gives people the skills they need to reach out and provide initial help."
Our training gives people the skills they need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.
Identify a specific mental illness in your community to advise, help and even save lives within your community
Understand where vulnerable groups in our society are coming from them that makes them susceptible to mental illness
Respond to dire needs in the society either by helping directly or promoting mental wellness activities within your communities
Retrain others within your community and organisations on how to handle mentally unwell persons
When helping a person going through a mental health crisis, it is important to look for signs of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, non-suicidal self-injury, or other harm. We will teach you to assess for risk of suicide or harm, we will train you on how to look for signs of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, non-suicidal self-injury, or other harm.
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Kenya Mental Health First Aid helps teaches how to identify potential sources of support and to practice offering these supports to the person you are helping.We train on how to make individuals with mental illness contribute to their own recovery and wellness
Listening is critical in helping an individual feel respected, accepted, and understood. It requires taught skills and patience. It may seem simple, but the ability to listen and have a meaningful conversation requires skill and patience.
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It is important to recognize that mental illnesses and addictions are real, treatable illnesses from which people can and do recover. When talking to someone you believe may be experiencing symptoms of a mental illness, approach the conversation with respect and dignity and don’t blame the individual for his or her symptoms. Kenya Mental Health First Aid provides information and resources you can offer to someone to provide emotional support and practical help.
Kenya Mental Health First Aid teaches how to recognize and take action in variety of situations,including when someone is experiencing
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Panic attacks
Suicidal thoughts or behaviors
Non-suicidal self-injury
Acute psychosis (e.g., hallucinations or delusions)
Overdose or withdrawal from alcohol or drug use
Reaction to a traumatic event. The opportunity to practice — through role plays, scenarios, and activities — makes it easier to apply these skills in a real-life situation.
Kenya Mental Health First Aid also helps in the road recovery through different outdoor activities that will engage and encourage people with mental health challenges to feel comfortable with other people around them.
Types of Profession also
-Doctors (primary care physicians or psychiatrists)
-Social workers, counselors, and other mental health profession also
-Certified peer specialists
-“Talk” therapies
-Other professional supports
