Mental Health First Aid Legislation Report

It was a major breakthrough when former president Barrack Obama called for training in Mental Health First Aid. Teachers, police officers, students, individuals and many others to be trained in three distinct elements: to recognize signs and symptoms of mental disorders as well as substance abuse illnesses, to understand de-escalation process in crisis situations, and to institute a timely manner referral to mental health and substance abuse (Mental Health First Aid Legislation, 2015). One of the most critical and compelling goal of the training was to reduce mental health stigma in the community, and I believed that this portion of the law should be expanded in the Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015. Past and current stigma the society, individuals,