{"id":12702,"date":"2021-05-14T14:15:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T19:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-you-can-be-a-lifeline\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:55:41","slug":"voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-you-can-be-a-lifeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-you-can-be-a-lifeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of Mental Health First Aid: You Can Be a Lifeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20116 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dawn-2-3-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" \/>Taking Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training, being a First Aider, has changed me.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0been with Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health (SYBH) for 25 years.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SYBH provides services to individuals and families who are experiencing serious or ongoing mental health and\/or substance use disorders in Yuba and Sutter Counties<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, California.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0coordinate all our MHFA and Youth MHFA training sessions \u2013 we have eight Instructors and since October 2020, we\u2019ve trained about 350 First Aiders\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">virtually\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">through a grant from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sutter-Yuba<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Behavioral Health<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s I Care program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0worked in the field<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and I type our doctors\u2019 notes for the hospital. Working in the field, you can become desensitized. MHFA brings what\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you\u2019re<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0doing back to the person. It adds perspective:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not just work.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0helping someone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The most valuable thing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0learned through MHFA is what to say and what not to say.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0learned that sometimes we think we\u2019re helping, but we aren\u2019t. With the death of my husband about a month ago,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0experienced that firsthand.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The program totally changed how I think about things and how I word things.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0made me understand how to talk so someone knows I am truly listening,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I truly care.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0helped me to know how to validate their feelings and demonstrate that it\u2019s not about me, it\u2019s about them.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I&#8217;ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0always struggled with self-care, but this program stresses self-care. Since the death of my parents<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and now my husband<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0I am beginning to learn how to do self-care<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I&#8217;ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0started\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GriefShare<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0classes. I am still far from doing good self-care, but I am trying.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I know someone whose child is struggling<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and because of MHFA, I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was able to relate to them on more of a friend-to-friend level. They felt there was no hope, but I was able to provide that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hope for them. Even though their child is struggling, there are resources. Before, I might have only given them\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">phone\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">numbers for a crisis line or county services<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a First Aider, you can be a lifeline. I hold on to that. I want to be that lifeline for someone to have hope and know they\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">don\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have to stay where they\u2019re at:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They can change; they can\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">get help.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0sat in on about 40 classes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 we offer them to county employees and anyone who works or lives in eithe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r county<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Even as many times as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0attended, I\u2019m excited to be there \u2013 there\u2019s so much to MHFA! I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">don\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0care how many times you take the course, there\u2019s always something new you can pull from it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My coworkers have also taken the class, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0changed the way they work.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0made them understand how to relate to people on a more basic level than just the professional level<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0helped them really understand what people are going through. A lot of people thought it would be something they already knew, but from supervisors down to staff at my level,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">they\u2019ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0come back to me and said, \u201cThis is invaluable.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you know someone who\u2019s thinking about taking an MHFA course, I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">would<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tell them it\u2019s the best course they will ever take in their life.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not only valuable to them, but to the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0family members, their friends and their community. We really need to understand that mental health is as important as physical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">health, if not more. These classes teach you how to help someone who might be struggling. You can provide hope and reassurance that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">they\u2019re<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not alone,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0there\u2019s help out there<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. You can\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reduce<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the stigma\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">around\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">talking about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mental health<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training, being a First Aider, has changed me.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been with Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health (SYBH) for 25 years.\u00a0SYBH provides services to individuals and families who are &#8230; <a title=\"Voices of Mental Health First Aid: You Can Be a Lifeline\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-you-can-be-a-lifeline\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Voices of Mental Health First Aid: You Can Be a Lifeline\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":12705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"topic":[229,181],"news-type":[172],"class_list":["post-12702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","topic-guest-commentary","topic-mhfa-training","news-type-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Voices of Mental Health First Aid: You Can Be a Lifeline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-you-can-be-a-lifeline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Voices of Mental Health First Aid: You Can Be a Lifeline\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Taking Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training, being a First Aider, has changed me.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been with Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health (SYBH) for 25 years.\u00a0SYBH provides services to individuals and families who are ... 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