“What these officers are learning on is basically mainly individuals that are armed with knives, bats, or just with their hands and fists where they’re suffering from some sort of crisis that may increase the potential of a volatile situation,” Guzman explained.  

This fellowship is the first of its kind in the state, and its goal is to provide paraeducators with the needed skills in mental health literacy, relationship-building, suicide screening, immediate crisis response, and restorative practices, all of which will help create an environment of inclusion and wellness within classrooms and schools.

The Little Rock Police Department and UAMS are now stepping up their response to the ongoing mental health crisis by adding more positions to the department. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Police Department has stepped up its response to the ongoing mental health crisis. As police get more of those calls, they’ve been…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Some people in Wisconsin travel hours to seek urgent mental health care. A bipartisan bill would create regional mental health crisis centers and observation centers statewide to help rural areas in particular. This week, committees in both the Senate and the Assembly got a closer look at this bipartisan legislation.…

After an off-duty pilot allegedly tried to shut down the engines during an Horizon Air flight, the FAA’s policies around mental health are getting renewed scrutiny.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A bipartisan pair of Florida lawmakers have filed bills that, among other things, ban children and young teenagers from receiving a form of mental health therapy major medical associations call “well established” and “highly effective.” Rep. Carolina Amesty (R-Windermere) and Sen. Rosalind Osgood (D-Broward)’s bills ban doctors from performing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)…

Lewiston police officers acknowledge the crowd on Wednesday as hundreds of first responders are recognized prior to the start of the Battle of the Bridge football game between Edward Little and Lewiston at Lewiston High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal In the wake of last week’s mass shooting in Lewiston, law enforcement officers are feeling the…

LEWISTON (WGME) — Many Mainers will be feeling anxiety, grief and paranoia for weeks and months to come, given the traumatic events that unfolded on October 25. If you seek help to cope, you could be waiting months to be seen by a mental health professional. Maine’s behavioral health community, in the wake of the…

Most who have used 988 mental health crisis line say they wouldn’t use it again – CBS Detroit Watch CBS News Millions have used the 988 mental health crisis line, but most say they wouldn’t use it again. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events,…

It’s that time of year again. This weekend, daylight saving time ends and most Americans will fall back an hour. That means the sun will be going down earlier in the day. Experts say falling back can feed into seasonal affective disorder.  “So fall back, where we’re losing some of that daylight time, we do…