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If you can learn basic first aid for the body, can\u2019t you learn first aid for mental health?<\/div>\n
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That\u2019s the theory of several people in Auburn who have created a video program to help others learn tips for dealing with a mental health crisis.<\/p>\n

The creators include Stephen Anderson, MD, a doctor for 35 years in the emergency department at MultiCare Auburn Medical Center; and Pat Bailey, a retired Auburn Medical Center executive who is now part of Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus\u2019 team.<\/p>\n

They began the nationally-recognized\u00a0Real Emergency Aid Depends on You (READY) training<\/a>\u00a0well before the pandemic; the pandemic has only made the need greater.<\/p>\n

\u201cA point we make over and over in READY is that isolation is the enemy of mental health,\u201d Dr. Anderson said.<\/p>\n

And now, in a socially distanced world, the enemy is everywhere. The READY team stresses that now more than ever you want to reach out to people at risk of mental health crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI stress social distancing is different than social isolation. That\u2019s important for people to grasp. Social distancing means, stay six feet apart. It doesn\u2019t mean, stay away from other people,\u201d Dr. Anderson said. \u201cPeople are more susceptible now, and people need more ways to be in contact with each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been an increase in mental health contacts. There\u2019s been an increase in addiction. There\u2019s been an increase in overdose deaths. There\u2019s been an increase in suicides. People need tools to address mental health more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

The origins of READY<\/h2>\n

The story of the READY program begins in 2015 with a committee formed by Mayor Backus to address population health issues in her city. For Bailey, it was easy to sign on to grapple constructively with many population health issues, including a large percentage of suicides in South King County.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you get people involved, you have progress \u2014 it was only after tens of thousands of people learned CPR that the death rate from heart attacks went down,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what we wanted to do for mental health. Mental health is a condition too, but instead of talking about the heart or gall bladder, you\u2019re talking about the brain.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mayor and Bailey recruited a number of people and groups, including Anderson, who would go on to chair the committee.<\/p>\n

READY began as a series of talks about skills in the community, and eventually grew into the video.<\/p>\n

\u201cSteve is a great teacher. He\u2019s a great presenter,\u201d Bailey said. \u201dHe\u2019s very passionate about teaching in the community. And then there\u2019s what happened with his daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Personal passion from tragedy<\/h2>\n

Dr. Anderson was working on the first video when he experienced heartbreak that further fueled him.\u00a0 In February 2019, his daughter Kayce overdosed and died at age 26. It\u2019s a\u00a0story that Dr. Anderson has told elsewhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I was focusing at home on Kayce\u2019s struggle, we were also building out the READY program in the community,\u201d Dr. Anderson said. \u201cThough separate, the plights are very much intertwined in reality.\u00a0 This fueled my passion even brighter.\u201d<\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll learn<\/h2>\n

So there is one thing we all know, and one thing most of us don\u2019t know. We generally figure out that if a family member or friend is in a severe situation, we call 911. We know that.<\/p>\n

But most of us have no idea what to do after making the call. We have no idea what to do with the person in crisis who might be standing right in front of us.<\/p>\n

Dr. Anderson has seen people who have been tasered, and sometimes even shot, because people at the scene didn\u2019t realize they were dealing with a mental health emergency.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople didn\u2019t know how to respond at the scene. And that\u2019s reasonable \u2014 how would you know unless you\u2019ve had some training?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLots of people know to call 911, and that\u2019s great. But it takes some time for 911 to get there. And during that time, we want to make sure everyone is going to be safe,\u201d Dr. Anderson said. \u201cHardly anyone has any idea what will happen when 911 arrives or what happens in an ER.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are some of the basics you learn through the READY program:<\/p>\n

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  • Isolation is the enemy. Be there for the person. Encourage open communication.<\/li>\n
  • You can\u2019t say the word \u2018safe\u2019 enough. You want to, as Dr. Anderson put it, \u201cbring the person\u2019s amperage down.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u201cWhen I approach someone in crisis in the ER, I use the word \u2018safe\u2019 probably five times in my first few sentences. I\u2019ll say, \u201cThis is all about keeping you safe. But I have to keep me safe, I have to keep all the other people around here safe. And the best way to do that is by keeping you safe. So let\u2019s figure out how to make sure you\u2019re safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cAnd that\u2019s really what a lot of READY is about. How to keep the person safe, how to keep the team safe, so that no one gets hurt. And then when we can do that, maybe we can then have the opportunity to make a difference in that person\u2019s life.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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