Additional questions and further reading to the old mitra study course

This material, which comprises suggested questions, further reading, brief introductions to the theme and subject material for sections of the course that are not based on Sangharakshita’s lectures, was developed by Nagapriya for the distance learning version of the original mitra study course. It is offered here as a help for study leaders should they wish to use it. The files are pdf versions which can be printed but not edited.

Mental Health First Aid

Firstly, see a mental health aid website. 

This, in the words of the site, “…is the initial help given to someone experiencing a mental health problem before professional help is sought.”

There is information about “first aid strategies” for responding to people having panic attacks, or who are suicidal, or other mental health problems.

The site also points you to places where you can get mental health first aid training – including England, Scotland, Finland and some other countries. It looks...

Some of these top tips may be out of date now - suggestions as always to info [at] triratnadevelopment.org