In a classroom that smelled like a campfire, a student at Pasadena Unified’s Sierra Madre Elementary School broke down when he saw a student-made stuffed rabbit that had X’s for eyes. His art teacher ...

If ever there were a time for people to know the important skills that make up what mental health experts refer to as 'psychological first aid,” a pandemic is it. Like regular first aid, PFA is a way ...

Psychological first aid is the idea that interventions that can be done in the wake of a traumatic event to promote resilience and healing. Psychiatrist Robin Gurwitch helped develop the protocol.

For people affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, the needs aren't just physical. They're also emotional. To help, doctors, therapists and first responders there are practicing something called ...

The Center for Racial and Health Equity generously supports MinnPost’s Race & Health Equity coverage; learn why. You may not have heard the term before, but if you’ve ever checked in with someone ...

Survivors of the floods of Hurricane Helene and the wildfires of Los Angeles have something in common: Some got help from frontline workers trained in a practice called Psychological First Aid. It's a ...

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus noted that the only constant is change. We currently live in an era of unprecedented personal, social, economic, and political change. While change can ...

Several months after Hurricane Helene, survivors still need help coping with the trauma they endured. NPR's Katia Riddle went to Asheville, North Carolina, recently. She brings us this story about a ...