State mental health program to infuse first aid techniques

Published January 7, 2008 5:00am ET



Hoping to avert tragedies like the Virginia Tech shooting, Maryland officials are teaching a first aid approach to mental health.

The new program, which begins this week in Towson, is expected to show participants how to see a person with a grave mental illness the same way as someone with a serious physical injury.

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