Each month, we will be featuring a different Bainbridge Prepares team so you can get to know them and their mission. Today’s spotlight is on the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Team lead by Linda Semlitz, MD and Mary O’Leary PhD, LCP. Mission The PFA team is focused on promoting safety, connectedness, and self-empowerment for the … More Team Spotlight: Psychological First Aid
The newly hired Bainbridge Island Community Health Coordinator, Kelsey Lynch, recently addressed the Bainbridge Island Senior Center Community via BISC’s Something to Talk About podcast. Something to Talk About‘s host Katie Auger interviewed Lynch about her work. Lynch explained that as part of the Bainbridge Island Police Department, she assists in active calls involving mental health … More Community Health Coordinator Addresses BI Senior Center
A new service provided by the Washington Health Care Authority is designed to provide support with pandemic-related stress and emotional fallout caused by COVID-19. People can access the service, which is called Washington Listens, via telephone at 1-833-681-0211. The service accepts calls, messages, texts, or video calls. Crisis counselors provide callers with “non-clinical psycho-education based support. Callers … More Washington Listens: Emotional Support During COVID-19
The Bainbridge Prepares Psychological First Aid Team has just released a PFA video targeting parents during a crisis. The video reviews the basic concepts of Psychological First Aid, discusses effective and ineffective coping strategies, and goes over the signs of stress in children. Watch the video here:
The Bainbridge Prepares Psychological First Aid Team just released a video introduction to the topic of Psychological First Aid. The video is intended to give people a basic understanding of how PFA works, why it is important, and how to develop proficiency in it. You can see the video here:
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