Wellness & Gesundheit
Mental Health First Response
Mental health first response for community stewards and leaders. Covers: crisis recognition (depression, mania, psychosis, panic, dissociation), de-escalation approaches, suicidality assessment, outside resource navigation (988, mobile crisis, emergency psychiatric), and reintegration support after crisis.
Activate when a community member is in or approaching acute mental health crisis — visible breakdown, suicidal communication, psychotic episode, severe panic, or concerning behavior that suggests a mental health emergency. Also activate when a steward is supporting a member returning to community after hospitalization or crisis.
This skill is MANDATORY when suicidality is present or when behavior suggests imminent risk to self or others. The stakes are too high for generic helpfulness.