[OPINION] Why the PH needs more psychological first aiders

'The basis of psychological first aid is to care about persons in distress and show empathy towards them and their situation.'

. It involves paying attention to their reactions, active listening, and, if needed, practical assistance, which most of the time involves connecting them with locally-provided mental health services.

These days, PFA courses are being provided by mental health groups such as MentalHealthPH and Wellbeing Cluster PH. Most of the training is provided online through video conference platforms with modules designed to help train even young adults to become PFAs. The issue now is how we can connect to those without internet access. Truthfully, we can’t do this alone in the mental health community. This issue could be solved if our national government extends its reach in many different ways, like providing marginalized families with their own devices, for example.

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