{"id":16785,"date":"2015-08-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/a-new-skill-for-corrections-professionals-mental-health-first-aid\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T09:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:11:34","slug":"a-new-skill-for-corrections-professionals-mental-health-first-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/a-new-skill-for-corrections-professionals-mental-health-first-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Skill for Corrections Professionals: Mental Health First Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Training the entire staff of a large organization in something new and innovative is no easy task. So accomplishing that feat in less than one year is truly remarkable. 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