Story by Karen Abeyasekere | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 07.24.2023
First responders from the 100th Security Forces Squadron and 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department attended a two-day Mental Health First Aider course at Royal Air Force Mildenhall June 27 and 28, 2023. The aim of the course was to give them the knowledge and confidence to help assist someone experiencing a mental health breakdown, challenge or crisis. Emergency services are first......
Story by Eric White | 910th Airlift Wing | 10.12.2022
Approximately 40 members of the 910th Airlift Wing attended a Mental Health First Aid class, Sept. 29, 2022, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The class was facilitated by Mental Health First Aid of Ohio which obtained a grant to make the training possible....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Tamara Dabney | 103rd Airlift Wing, Bradley Air National Guard Base | 03.04.2020
Members of the Air Force, across the active duty, Guard and Reserve, have been tasked with developing initiatives to support mental fitness and increase resilience. The Connecticut Air National Guard recently hosted a Mental Health First Aid Certification Course in coordination with the Healthy Minds Alliance of Health360, Inc. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a public education program that......
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Moseley | 177th Fighter Wing - NJ Air National Guard | 02.13.2020
Airmen with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard received mental health first aid training Feb. 12-13 at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base. The two-day class was designed to address some of the unique aspects of military culture and give unit members the tools to help fellow Airmen who are facing mental health issues....
