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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If it seems like the world is in crisis, it’s because it is. If it seems like uncertainty is looming almost everywhere, it’s because it is. If people seem chronically on edge, it’s because they are.

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 ...