Mental Health First Aid Manual

This Manual is for senior adolescents in years 10 - 12 to assist friends who have mental health problem.

Mental Health First Aid is the ultimate guide for friends, families, schools, work, colleagues, carers and individuals; to help themselves and others optimise their mental health. Providing a structured approach, detailed advice and a wealth of resources to help yourself or others in need of additional support. Written by Emma Hammett RGN, an experienced nurse and first aid trainer, in conjunction with clinicians from Maudsley Learning and other healthcare professionals. Emma is an authority on first aid and mental health first aid, regularly featuring in the press and in respected publications. This is Emma's fourth book.

This manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychological first aid (PFA) to people following a serious crisis event. PFA involves humane, supportive and practical assistance for people who are distressed, in ways that respect their dignity, culture and abilities. The instructions and materials in this manual are for a half-day orientation (4 hours excluding breaks) to prepare helpers to support people recently affected by very stressful events. If you have more time available for the orientation, extra activities and slides are included in text boxes to deliver a full day orientation (five and a half hours excluding breaks). Where possible, one should organize full day orientations to allow for deeper learning. It is important to adapt the orientation and materials to the local culture, language and context, and to the likely kinds of crisis situations in which your participants would be helping. This facilitator's manual is to be used together with Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers.

The 2nd edition Standard MHFA Manual (2010) was written to accompany the 12hr Standard MHFA Course.

The 3rd edition Youth MHFA Manual (2013) was written to accompany the 14-hr Youth MHFA Course.

"Psychological first aid (PFA) is designed to mitigate the effects of acute stress and trauma and assist those in crisis to cope effectively with adversity. The second edition of this essential guide describes the principles and practices underpinning the evidence-informed and evidence-based Johns Hopkins RAPID-PFA model in an easy-to-follow, prescriptive, and practical manner"--

The UK's only fully authorised first aid guide, the book is used as the official training manual for the UK's leading first aid organisations' courses. It's available in ebook format. This bestselling guide covers all aspects of first aid, including first aid for babies and children. This new edition features guidance on first aid in pandemic conditions, what to do in a terrorist incident, the latest guidelines on resuscitation, and delivering first aid for a mental health crisis. Illustrations have been redrawn in the simplest, clearest style to focus on the vital information. Find out how to treat over 100 different conditions from splinters and sprained ankles to unresponsive casualties, and how to use essential equipment. Learn how to manage a situation safely and how to assess a sick or injured person effectively. Step-by-step photography, all shot in-situ to reflect real-life issues, shows you what to do in any emergency. Easy-to-understand anatomy sections explain the risks involved with particular injuries or conditions and how and why first aid can help. Discover every life-saving technique you need to know with this essential reference.

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