Given that situations involving violence or threats in the workplace can have a lasting impact on workers\u2019 well-being and mental health, the Danish National Research Center for the Working Environment (NFA) is examining the value of providing employees with psychological first aid training. Could this improve prevention efforts and enhance worker safety?<\/b><\/p>\n
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To answer this question, a two-year project was launched in early 2026. It is being carried out in three phases:<\/p>\n
First, NFA researchers are designing a training program<\/b> aimed at strengthening employees\u2019 ability to support one another following violent incidents. Once developed, the training is implemented in work environments particularly exposed<\/b> to this risk, such as shelters, elementary schools, and municipal family services units. In a third phase, the impact of this training is evaluated<\/b> using questionnaires, interviews, and workplace observations.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe still lack knowledge about the optimal way to organize psychological first aid in different sectors. It is therefore important to develop and test interventions that take into account the specific challenges employees face in their sectors<\/i>,\u201d explains Sisse Gr\u00f8n, principal investigator at the NFA and one of the project leaders.<\/p>\n
This initiative is being carried out in collaboration with the Danish First Aid Council, the company Falck, and the Clinic for Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Odense University Hospital.<\/p>\n