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    Mental Health First Aid Kit
    Mental Health First Aid Kit
    Mental Health First Aid Kit
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    Mental Health First Aid Kit

    By Michael Johnson

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    We can no longer ignore mental health care. In the United States and I‘m sure many places around the world, mental heath is ignored and stigmatized. This will no longer stand. We have neglected mental health prevention, care, and humane emergency services for far too long. Thankfully, this is slowly changing, but we are far from where we need to be. 

    Mental health is holistic. It includes our thoughts, emotions, behavior, somatic experience, spirituality, and physical wellbeing. While creating this book I set out to touch on all of these aspects just a little. When you’re finished creating your Mental Health First Aid Kit you will be armed with a plethora of items, new skills, awareness, and a newfound respect for the importance of mental health.

     Life can be tough. We are faced with so many challenges, bombarded with so many rules, and are expected to know what to do with this thing we call life. Often we seem to know what to do and life floats along just like we believe it "should". Sometimes it doesn’t. These are the times when your Mental Health First Aid Kit will come in handy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Johnson
    Release dateNov 26, 2017
    ISBN9781386929017
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      Mental Health First Aid Kit - Michael Johnson

      SPECIAL THANKS

      To all the therapists, professors, book writers, friends, and family who have supported me throughout my journey to recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder and the subsequent depression, social anxiety, and anger that accompanied it.

      I first heard the idea of a Mental Health First Aid Kit from Cameron Murphy in graduate school. Cameron and I completed a Marriage and Family Therapy program together where we forged a great friendship. I am deeply appreciative for his friendship, how he has challenged me to be a better person, and more importantly, how he always remains true to himself. The phrase I mention later in the book, that it's ok, that I’m ok arose from a conversation Cameron and I had a year or so ago. It was a huge moment for me, one I will never forget.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Note from the Author

      About the Author

      Container

      Journal

      USB Flash Drive

      Notecards

      Sticky Notes

      Safe Person

      Happy Person

      Book

      Picture

      Magazine Page

      Achievement Memento

      Gift-Card

      Holiday Card

      Voice from Beyond

      Research an Issue

      Prayer

      Gum

      Coloring Book

      Seeing the Amazing

      Ask a Friend

      Kind Thoughts

      Future Self

      I’ve Overcome

      Setback

      Music

      Color

      Inspiring Quote

      Internal Safety Phrase

      Remembered Forever

      Death Letter

      Phone Numbers

      Tea Bags

      Self-Help Book

      Support Group

      Candy

      Old Letter

      Ear Plugs

      Memory Transformation

      Innocence

      Free Yourself

      Grounding

      Impermanence

      Choose Your Own

      Opening Your Kit

      Closing

      NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

      We can no longer ignore mental health care. In the United States and I‘m sure many paces around the world, mental

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