Psychological First Aid (PFA) Workshop for Youth

Psychological First Aid (PFA) Workshop for Youth

What is PFA?

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a practical set of skills used to help yourself and other people in distress immediately during and after a crisis. Think of it as “Look, Listen, and Link”

PFA for Yourself

1. Look (Self-Awareness): Watch your own reactions. 
2. Listen (Acknowledge): Listen to your own needs.
3. Link (Connect & Act): Actively connect to your own supports.

PFA for Others

1. Look (Awareness of others): Assess the situation for safety and check other people for urgent needs. (Parents, teachers, friends, family etc).

2. Listen (Acknowledge other people’s suffering and pain): Approach people with kindness, listen to their concerns, and comfort them.

3. Link (Connect and Act): Connect to essential services, information, and social supports to help them regain control.

PFA is about providing a safe, supportive presence and stabilising yourself or another person until professional help is available or they can cope on their own.

About the Workshop

This interactive 3 hour online workshop that equips young people from the  age of 13-21 years, with essential skills to recognise stress, support themselves and their peers in emotional distress, and build resilience in challenging situations. Youth will be grouped according to their age as the session progresses. Through practical activities and guided discussions, participants learn how to offer compassionate, effective support while maintaining their own wellbeing.