‘4-alarm blaze’: New York’s public health crises converge
Strike two But amid the scramble to answer to monkeypox, a new threat emerged. On July 18, Bryon Backenson, director of the department’s Bureau of Communicable Illnesses, obtained a phone…
Mobile units in Philadelphia respond to mental health crises
A grandmother calls a psychological overall health crisis line for assistance right after her grandson with intellectual disabilities and a record of psychological illness attacked her. The disaster cannot be…
Early diagnosis and treatment are key to preventing mental health crises | Letters
Maybe there would be fewer mental health crises (Editorial, 25 April) if priority was given to earlier diagnosis and treatment. For example, the main complication of the chronic condition generalised…
Didi Hirsch and California Department of Health Care Services Sign $20 Million Investment to Expand Access to the State’s “988” Response to Mental Health Crises and Suicides
The DHCS $20 million investment will support California’s network of 13 local and regional crisis call centers to expand their capacity for the launch of 988, providing mental health support…
Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises
DURHAM, N.C. — When the murder of George Floyd in 2020 sparked widespread demand for police reforms, some cities moved to announce major overhauls of law enforcement. One of the…