July 26, 2022
The CBS special, “Code Blue: Officers in crisis,” takes a deeper look at what the department can do to provide better mental health support for officers
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July 21, 2022
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the dire state of nursing has been grist for endless headlines, studies, and think pieces, as has the epidemic of clinician mental health problems.
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July 19, 2022
Police officers are too often called to solve problems better addressed by mental-health workers, advocates say.
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July 18, 2022
Exacerbated by the pandemic, inadequate access to mental health care is a longstanding crisis in the United States, and the mental health workforce shortage is a key contributing factor.
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July 18, 2022
Alexa James, the chief executive of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Chicago, decried the practice of canceling days off as “inhumane” and called for a sweeping plan to address[…]
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July 15, 2022
Starting July 16, people in mental health crisis will have a new three-digit number, 988, through which to reach trained counselors.
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