A state senator sent the Nebraska governor a letter urging him to address the assaults, equipment needs and mandatory overtime that result in unsafe conditions at the Lincoln Regional Center, according to an Aug. 28 report from Nebraska Examiner.
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The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners is asking taxpayers to contribute $15 million to fund the DeKalb County Regional Crisis Center in North Decatur, Ga., Georgia Public Broadcasting reported Aug. 28.
Behavioral health services Clear Recovery Center has rebranded to Clear Behavioral Health to better represent the comprehensive, full continuum of in-network behavioral health treatment it offers.
Fourteen of the 20 most populous cities across the nation have moved toward implementing programs that send clinicians and paramedics to respond to nonviolent mental health crises instead of police officers, according to an Aug. 27 report from The Washington…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocated a total of $3 million across eight organizations in Kentucky to fight the substance abuse "epidemic" in rural communities, according to an Aug. 23 report from Spectrum News 1.
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Yale University in New Haven, Conn., reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that alleged the university discriminated against students with mental health disabilities, NBC News reported Aug. 26.
Ten cities and counties have joined a Harvard initiative to expand access to mental health services and introduce alternatives to police responses in mental health emergencies.
The Pittsburg-Camp County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for UT Health East Texas Behavioral Health in Pittsburg, The Tyler Morning Telegraph reported Aug. 28.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board in North Carolina is joining the list of nearly 200 school districts that have sued the owners of major social media platforms for contributing to the youth "mental health crisis."