Mental Health First Aid Task
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A Mental Health First Aid Task is a first aid task to deal with a mental health emergency.
- See: Mental Health Care.
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mental_health_first_aid Retrieved:2014-11-21.
- Mental health first aid has been defined as "the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves". [1]
Mental health first aid is an extension of the concept of first aid which is familiar with physical health crises to cover mental health. While first aid for physical health crises is a familiar notion in developed countries, conventional first aid training has not generally incorporated mental health problems.
- Mental health first aid has been defined as "the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves". [1]