Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court
This report outlines 10 elements essential to mental health court design and implementation and provides background on why each element is important and how courts can adhere to it.
The sharp rise in school shootings over the past 25 years has led school officials across the U.S.…
Read MoreA three-digit crisis line, 988, launched two years ago to supplement—not necessarily replace—911. Calling 988 simplifies access to…
Read MoreIt would hardly be controversial to expect an ambulance to arrive if someone called 911 for a physical…
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The sharp rise in school shootings over the past 25 years has led school officials across the U.S. to take a closer look at ways to keep students safe. For Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California, a tragic incident at a nearby university hit close to home and spurred campus leaders to revisit their own school’s threat assessments and crisis responses.
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A three-digit crisis line, 988, launched two years ago to supplement—not necessarily replace—911. Calling 988 simplifies access to services when people are seeking help for themselves or loved ones with suicidal thoughts, behavioral health concerns, or substance use-related crises.
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It would hardly be controversial to expect an ambulance to arrive if someone called 911 for a physical health emergency. And yet, for years, the default responders for a behavioral health emergency have been law enforcement officers, not behavioral health professionals.
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