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Mental health
On occasion many of us need a little help getting through life. Below are some organizations servicing the Los Angeles area that may be able to help you, a family member, or a friend.
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training for Law Enforcement
training for Law Enforcement
training for Law Enforcement
PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID
Learn how to assist people in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism. Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online Training is for individuals new to disaster response who want to learn the core goals of PFA, as well as for experienced practitioners who want a review of PFA.
PFA Online also offers a Learning Community where participants can share experiences, receive guidance, and obtain resources. This is a 6-hour interactive course in which the user takes the role of a provider in a post-disaster scene. It features activities, video demonstrations, and mentor tips from the nation's trauma experts and survivors. After an introduction and overview, the course explains the Core Actions of PFA and includes a module on provider self-care. Goals and Objectives Understand how and when to provide Psychological First Aid (PFA) in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Identify the five early intervention principles. Define PFA and list its basic objectives. Describe the 8 strategies (Core Actions) of PFA. Identify general guidelines to provide PFA. Adapt PFA in diverse setting and with different populations. Identify ways to take care of yourself before, during, and after providing PFA.
The PFA Course is maintained on the National Child Traumatic Stress Network website.
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/continuing_ed/psych_firstaid_training.asp
Help for Law Enforcement
training for Law Enforcement
training for Law Enforcement
COPLINE
A not-for-profit 501(c)3 dedicated to serving active and retired law enforcement officers and their loved ones by providing CONFIDENTIAL 24/7 trained retired officers for callers that are dealing with various stressors law enforcement careers encounter both on and off the job.
Whether it is just a “bad day” or a crisis they are here to listen. They are able to assist with a referral to a culturally competent mental health professional.
The internal emotional/psychological struggle of Law Enforcement officers is immense and unfortunately, more often than not, goes by unspoken or unnoticed.
CopLine is here to change that. They offer the world's only 24/7 and 100% completely confidential helpline for officers and their families. On the other end of each phone call is a vetted retired police officer to ensure your voice is not only heard but understood.
They are a true not for profit company built on the foundation of volunteers who just want to give back to their police family.
1-800-COPLINE
1-800-267-5463
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
Didi Hirsch
Founded in 1958, Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Prevention Center is the nation’s first and a model for suicide prevention centers across the globe. Their center helped over 100,000 people last year, saving lives throughout the nation and world.
Their curriculum for treating people who have attempted suicide has been shared more than 1,200 times with mental health professionals in 50 states and 30 countries.
To download the manual, click here.
No other center offers such a comprehensive array of crisis services, therapy, support and training to such a large number of people.
They also participate in leading edge research that is transforming the field and saving lives.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 800-273-8255.
help for TEENAGERS
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
TEENLINE
Established in 1980, TEEN LINE is a nonprofit, community-based organization helping troubled teenagers address their problems. Their mission to provide personal teen-to-teen education and support before problems become a crisis, using a national hotline, current technologies and community outreach.
Do you need help working something out? Do you want to talk to someone who understands, like another teen?
They are here to help!
TALK
Call (310) 855-HOPE or (800) TLC-TEEN (nationwide toll-free) from 6pm to 10pm PST.
TEXT
Text "TEEN" to 839863 between 6:00pm-9:00pm PST to speak with one of our teens .
TEEN LINE answers emails every evening. You can send them a question, and they will answer you as quickly as possible.
MESSAGE BOARD
You can ask other teens questions on their message boards. Read through the discussions and login or register to join the conversation.
TEENS HELPING TEENS
Getting Help
