New mental health crisis center is already diverting patients from ERs, but has room to grow

New mental health crisis center is already diverting patients from ERs, but has room to grow HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Behavioral Health Crisis Center is taking in patients nearly every day, but ... Read More

New law establishes crisis health center in western Wisconsin

Act 249 creates crisis urgent care and observation centers ... “Our law enforcement officials will not need to spend the whole day transporting the person to Winnebago Mental Health Institute ... Read More

New law could put crisis mental health services closer

The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill that strengthens the state’s commitment to provide crisis mental health services to its residents. Read More

Crisis Intervention Training strengthens partnership between law enforcement, mental health providers

Through Crisis Intervention Training and regular partnership, the relationship between law enforcement and area mental health providers has blossomed in recent years. Read More

Editorial: Mental health is more important than political power

The Pennsylvania state House of Representatives could be changing yet again. For the last two years the legislative chamber has been on a roller coaster as lawmakers have been voted in, stepped down ... Read More

Evers signs four mental health bills into law, but vetoes out-of-state telehealth bill

Tony Evers signed four mental health ... requires law enforcement officers to cuff people in crisis and transport them hundreds of miles from an ER to a treatment center. The new law expands ... Read More

Lexington mental health center partners with local police to manage mental health crises

Everyday law enforcement is faced with difficult decisions... And the landscape is always changing.And that means training for officers has to change with it, e ... Read More

24-hour mental health crisis center coming to Henrico County

Henrico County plans to open a 24-hour treatment center for people in a mental health crisis or who need detoxification ... The state funding means Henrico can move from planning to actually ... Read More

What You Should Know About LA's New Unarmed Teams Responding To Mental Health Crises

A new program in Los Angeles is deploying teams of clinicians — not police officers — to respond to incidents involving people in mental health crisis, city leaders announced Wednesday. Read More

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Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein joins CBS News ... her new book, “Practical Optimism,”' and her insights from experiences as medical director of the World Trade Center Mental Health ... Read More

Renewed push for Daniel's Law, mental health reform four years after Daniel Prude's death

"Also, there’s Daniel’s Law ... crisis response in New York State. Each year, we continue to make progress in honoring Daniel’s memory. We’ve created a 988 line for mental health and ... Read More