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\"\"Joel Davis became a First Aider to better serve the people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach Calif., where he works as a firefighter. But when he took the course, he knew he wanted to bring Mental Health First Aid to his entire fire department. A couple years later, Joel is doing just that \u2013 and along the way, he\u2019s trained our 2 millionth First Aider, fellow firefighter Jason Cash.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mental Health First Aid can be a valuable tool for firefighters and EMS workers. In an industry that is regularly exposed to traumatic events, Mental Health First Aid provides the skills to identify, understand and respond when one of their own shows signs of mental illness or substance use disorders. \u00a0It also helps firefighters and EMS workers to better serve people experiencing mental health issues, and further prepares them to work with civilians at moments that can often be the worst in their lives.<\/p>\n

According to Joel, no firefighter has taken to the training quite like Jason.<\/p>\n

\u201cJason\u2019s eagerness to sit down and have a conversation with someone that most people would discard really sets him apart.” said Joel, “His desire to understand people \u2013 to try and figure out their trauma and how they can cope \u2013 that’s what helps him take Mental Health First Aid to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mental Health First Aid classes are well suited for firefighters, as many of the lessons are structured similarly to other training they undergo. For example, the ALGEE acronym and step by step process mirrors a lot of fire service basic training lessons.<\/p>\n

Jason was doing outreach before he was trained, but Mental Health First Aid has given him the structure to further support the great work he\u2019s doing. \u201cI think it goes back to that he\u2019s a firefighter who\u2019s used to following a path to solve a problem,\u201d said Joel, \u201cMental Health First Aid training gave him that path.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to see where this education goes within the fire service,\u201d said Joel, \u201cThis is the first time in our history that we\u2019re having regular conversations about mental health. Jason is emblematic of our industry\u2019s new eagerness to get educated, to understand it and to learn how to better deal with trauma.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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