What is Mental Health First Aid?

by Windy BormanMay 7, 2024Consent-Forward Creativity0 comments

“Mental Health First Aid is the help you give to someone developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of a mental health problem, or in a mental health crisis.”

Mental Health First Aid is the first aid you give until a person has received professional treatment or the mental health crisis is resolved.

Mental Health First Aid differs from a Self-Care Toolkit, although some items on your self-care list can also avert a mental health crisis. Both kits come into play when evaluating Trauma-Informed Practices for Creative Professionals.

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Written by Windy Borman

Windy Borman is a documentary filmmaker, Narrative Architect, and founder of WB Consulting LLC. After 25+ years on both sides of the camera and the stage — producing films that premiered at Sundance and HBO, interviewing Sir Richard Branson and Governor Gavin Newsom, and directing Ashley Judd's voiceover work — she created the B.R.A.V.E. Framework™: the narrative architecture system that gets the real version of female and non-binary executives from the Green Room to the mic. She works with executives and leaders who are done being the best-kept secret in their industry.