Tag #Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

What is Psychological First Aid, and how does its approach to trauma differ from previous methods?

Psychological First Aid (PFA), a mental health intervention, is helping survivors of Hurricane Helene and the Los Angeles wildfires cope with trauma. PFA focuses on immediate needs and connecting survivors to services, unlike earlier approaches that sometimes compounded trauma by forcing premature reliving of events. This approach, born from the Oklahoma City bombing response, has been disseminated to millions.