--- description: How to connect a nation with hundreds of languages, teaching first responders mental health and more. title: Why We Should Teach First Responders First Aid for Mental Health image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Why We Should Teach First Responders First Aid for Mental Health by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2016 4:00 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2016 4:00 PM CUT **1\.** [**One city wants to teach first responders first aid — for mental health.**](http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/what-if-mental-health-first-aid-were-as-widespread-as-cpr-new-york-citys-planning-to-do-it-20160527 "undefined") By Jasleena Grewal in YES! Magazine **2\.** [**To connect a nation with hundreds of languages, he built a phone that speaks almost all of them.**](http://time.com/4352597/umesh-sachdev-next-generation-leaders/ "undefined") By Nikhil Kumar in Time **3\.** [**What could go wrong? We’re training computers to spot terrorists and shooters before they strike.**](http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2016/06/us-spies-training-computers-spot-suspicious-activity-live-videos/128844/?oref=ng-HPriver "undefined") By Aliya Sternstein in NextGov **4\.** [**If robots don’t take your job, digital crowdworkers might do it for cheap.**](https://backchannel.com/its-not-just-robots-skilled-jobs-are-going-to-meatware-954adf770710#.wxph5t2o8 "undefined") By Mark Harris in BackChannel **5\.** [**Just in time for summer, this camera can save you from sunburn.**](http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/06/this-black-and-white-camera-could-save-you-from-ever-getting-another-sunburn.html "undefined") By Madison Malone Kircher in Select All  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4359623/why-we-should-teach-first-responders-first-aid-for-mental-health/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4359623/why-we-should-teach-first-responders-first-aid-for-mental-health/"},"headline":"Why We Should Teach First Responders First Aid for Mental Health","datePublished":"2016-06-07T16:00:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:59:55.711Z","description":"These are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/4359623/why-we-should-teach-first-responders-first-aid-for-mental-health/","keywords":["Innovation","Mental Health","Work","India","Terrorism","sunburn"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4359623/why-we-should-teach-first-responders-first-aid-for-mental-health/","name":"Why We Should Teach First Responders First Aid for Mental Health"}}]}] ```