Jan. 22, 2019
Mental Health First Aid with Julie Hardle
Lori Henricksen, director of the emergency telecommunications program for high schoolers at the Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas (Nevada), discusses the creation of her program and the challenges it presents,
Isabel talks with Julie Hardle, Manager of Recovery and Resiliency for Optum Salt Lake County. They discuss the origin of Mental Health First Aid, rituals to put in your self-care toolbox, and how common mental illness is. For Your Information: Read more about the history of Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/about/ Read more about how the PTSD of emergency dispatchers compares to that of combat veterans: https://aedrjournal.org/differences-in-ptsd-symptomatology-between-combat-veterans-and-emergency-dispatchers/ Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the U.S.: https://adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics Want to get involved in a study? Have a question? Email us at dispatchindepth @ emergencydispatch (dot) org