Mental Health First Aid

A report by the 2021 State of Mental Health in America shows that about 47-million adults in the U.S. experience mental illness, with near one million in Missouri. The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month, shining the light on ways people can support others using mental health first aid. Mike Dugger with Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri explains what mental health first aid is….

One thing that Dugger refers to when it comes to a person in a mental health crisis is, it’s important to just listen to them.