Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has expanded a mental health crisis training program for law enforcement. Developed in partnership with the Pennsylvania State Police Academy, the “Keystone Model of Crisis Management” workshop teaches cadets how to de-escalate behavioral health emergencies,…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 27 into law, expanding the state’s Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act to increase access to behavioral health treatment and housing for residents with serious mental illness. The legislation enhances Care Court —…
What would you do with $100 million dollars and the freedom to create your own youth mental health program from scratch? For Susan Swick, MD, executive director at Monterey, Calif.-based Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health — part…
Indianapolis’ clinician-led community response team has expanded its 24/7 operations to the city’s southeast district, ABC affiliate WRTV reported Oct. 1. The expansion follows a surge in mental health-related emergency calls from the area, according to Andrea Brown, the executive…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting involuntary civil commitment as a solution to crime linked to homelessness across the country, framing it as a public safety crisis, according to a July 24 White House news release. Here are…
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Demand for the 988 Lifeline has continued to grow since the national suicide hotline launched in 2022, according to a July 14 report from KFF. The federally mandated, three-digit 988 crisis number, which launched in 2022, connects callers to a…
Sixteen state attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over $1 billion in canceled grant funding to train mental health professionals to work in schools. In April, the Education Department canceled the funding, intended to help schools hire more psychologists,…
The Trump administration will end specialized services for LGBTQ+ youths through the 988 lifeline. In a June 18 statement, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said it will “no longer silo LGB+ youth service,” as it aims to…
After a 17-month decline, overdose deaths are trending upward again, according to data published by the CDC in June. The 12-month period ending in January 2025 saw 82,138 overdose deaths according to the CDC. The “slight increase” indicates there were…
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was contacted most frequently in Alaska and Vermont, and least frequently in Delaware and Alabama, according to a study published JAMA Network Open June 9. The 988 lifeline was launched in 2022. The line…