The longer we live, the more inevitable it is that we will experience trauma. Trauma is the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness, diminishes their sense of self and their ability to feel the full range of emotions and experiences.
It does not discriminate, and it is pervasive throughout the world. A World Mental Health survey conducted by the World Health Organization found that at least a third of the more than 125,000 people surveyed in 26 different countries had experienced trauma.
While there are no objective criteria to evaluate which events will cause post-trauma symptoms, circumstances typically involve the loss of control, betrayal, abuse of power, helplessness, pain, confusion and/or loss.
Kenya Mental Health First Aid courses of Psychotherapy alternatives including exposure therapies to help with desensitization, Kenya Mental Health First Aid Cognitive Behavioral Therapy course which helps change thought and behavior patterns and reprocessing therapies like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) that allow the aider to help the survivor to reprocess memories and events
Kenya Mental Health First Aid prevention programme have been shown to reduce depression with Effective community approaches to prevent depression include school-based programme to enhance a pattern of positive thinking in children and adolescents.
Kenya Mental Health First Aid trainings gives people the skills they need to reach out and provide initial help and support to individuals who may be developing depression or experiencing a crisis.
Our service teaches the society to be non-judgmental. We want to ensure that everyone at any age are provided with the best mental care possible by reaching out to them through the people they love and trust.