{"id":12689,"date":"2021-05-07T15:12:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T20:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-changing-the-end-of-the-story\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:55:50","slug":"voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-changing-the-end-of-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-changing-the-end-of-the-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of Mental Health First Aid: Changing the End of the Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As Executive Director of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wespeak4kids.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CASA for Kids of South Central Texas<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, I feel it is vital to continue to grow with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">our<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0staff and volunteers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, so I planned Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">our<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0staff, volunteers and community\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for Spring 2020. Then COVID-19 changed\u00a0everything\u00a0and the training was put on hold.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But that wasn\u2019t the end of it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">person\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">training\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was no longer an option, my MHFA Instructor<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Jody Schulz<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">offered\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the training to CASA for Kids virtually.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After several months of waiting for the best time to offer the course<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0given all the uncertainty with our new normal, we finally\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">scheduled<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a Saturday session in October.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ability to stay connected virtually is both a blessing and a curse<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I will be honest and tell you<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I was Zoomed out.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the class approached,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I considered asking Jody if I could join another class\u00a0at a later time.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thankfully, I continue<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with the training as scheduled.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I learned during the Youth MHFA training\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not only relevant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but vital<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0skills to cultivate. The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MHFA Action Plan (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ALGEE<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">helps us notice and be fully present when we interact with others. I know that I am not to diagnose others<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but instead to observe changes in behavior.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Very quickly, it became very\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">clear that people with MHFA training serve as a vital link to early intervention.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The same day I completed the Youth Mental Health First Aid training, I was able to put it into practice.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A friend reached out and did not sound like herself.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I knew things had been tough with her family\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">because of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but I didn\u2019t realize how tough.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As we spoke, I began to use the tools I learned\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014 including\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ALGEE. I listened nonjudgmentally to her heart and fears<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I gave reassurance that she was not\u00a0alone\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">told her I was thankful she was talking to me about how she felt.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In our training, I learned to ask if she had or was planning to harm herself. She\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said that she had been having those thoughts, but\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not at that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">particular\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">moment.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I asked her if she was thinking of killing herself<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and again, she said she had been having those thoughts but not at that very moment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. It\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">felt odd to ask her if she had thought about how she would do it,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">but\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">she\u00a0opened up<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and her breathing\u00a0actually became\u00a0lighter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was almost as if she had been holding her breath, waiting for someone to just ask. She\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">she had not gotten as far as to think of how or where<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">just\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">somewhere\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">away from her kids\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all she knew. I thanked her for her vulnerability and rawness<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and then we talked about getting help.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I asked if she had a trusted counselor she could call.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I asked if she had reached out to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MHMRA<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Harris County<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for help.\u202fI assured her I had a wonderful contact with MHMRA, and I would call her right back with the name and number of someone she could call that day.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She did reach out, and she got resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My friend was able to change her story that day, and every day after, she\u2019s made the choice to continue to change the outcome.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Without\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">my Youth MHFA\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">training, this story could have had a very different\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ending<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I am sincerely\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">grateful\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for Jody Schulz and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how she worked<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0so hard to get CASA for Kids the training we so desperately needed,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">especially\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">when the world was upside down.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I am\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">also\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">thankful to have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">taken\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Youth\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mental Health First Aid this year<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">believe it is truly vital for all of us as the world continues to change.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about how you can take MHFA today<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Executive Director of\u00a0CASA for Kids of South Central Texas, I feel it is vital to continue to grow with\u00a0our\u00a0staff and volunteers, so I planned Youth Mental Health First Aid &#8230; <a title=\"Voices of Mental Health First Aid: Changing the End of the Story\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-changing-the-end-of-the-story\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Voices of Mental Health First Aid: Changing the End of the Story\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":12690,"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-12689","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: Changing the End of the Story<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\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: Changing the End of the Story\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As Executive Director of\u00a0CASA for Kids of South Central Texas, I feel it is vital to continue to grow with\u00a0our\u00a0staff and volunteers, so I planned Youth Mental Health First Aid ... 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