Psychological First Aid Training for Activists

The North Star Health Collective's Mental Health & Wellness Space Organizers are offering free trainings in Psychological First Aid to activists attending the Republican National Convention mobilization.

This training will be held at:

The Convergence Space
627 Smith Avenue S
St. Paul, MN

We are interested in growing a new model of radical mental health support with Icarus Project style inner workings. To the best of our knowledge there has never been an organized form of mental health support during a large protest such as this. The fact of the matter is that without a plan to support each other during times such as these, we are likely to lose important organizers and demonstrators next time around. The first step in securing our emotional wellbeing is being prepared for what is to come this September.

The North Star Health Collective is setting up a Wellness Space to help care for those on the streets of Minneapolis & St. Paul who may experience trauma of any kind. There will be tens of thousands of people in a large, crowded and unfamiliar city, who will likely be witness to state-sponsored violence among other traumatizing and triggering things. It is our duty as a community to provide a place of decompression and healing to our fellow humyn beings. Our hope is that with your input we can fashion a new model in which we can care for each other not just during the RNC, but in the context of any big festival, demonstration, or concert in the future. With an organized approach rooted in total wellness and mutual aid, we are finding new and exciting ways to deliver “emotional first aid” to those in need on a larger scale.

Mad Love,
NorthStar Health Colletive’s Mental Health Support Folks