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The Millcreek Township Police Department is using a nearly $250,000 grant it received from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to employ a full-time crisis clinician to respond to mental health calls and others and to train some of its officers as peer counselors for other member departments.

Millcreek Police add crisis clinician to assist with mental health appeals

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The Millcreek Township Police Department responds to a “significant number” of mental health incidents and other crises each year, Police Chief Scott Heidt said. The department’s 66 officers also regularly respond to calls that may affect their own mental health. “We’re exposed to a lot of things the average person wouldn’t believe,” Deputy Chief Carter …

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Crisis Center Aims to Address Mental Health Care Gap for Tulsa's Youth

Crisis Center Aims to Address Mental Health Care Gap for Tulsa’s Youth

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With a relative who suffered from mental illness, Deneisha Johnson used a similar crisis center while growing up in Texas. But it was, in her words, “much scarier” than the one she walked into on Wednesday as an adult in Tulsa. “It’s nice; it’s soothing,” said Johnson, now chair of the Board of Counseling and …

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Lessons from Ecuador on responding to the mental health crisis in the United States and around the world

Lessons from Ecuador on responding to the mental health crisis in the United States and around the world

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IIn his assessment of governments’ work to provide sufficient mental health resources to their citizens, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, warned that “good intentions do not translate into investments”. . Although many countries have implemented policies, plans and laws to improve mental health care, they have not provided enough leadership …

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In 2023, the G20 and G7 must empower nations to achieve universal health coverage

In 2023, the G20 and G7 must empower nations to achieve universal health coverage

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2023 will be a pivotal year for determining whether there is political will to learn from the lessons of the COVID pandemic and build resilient health systems. With more than 15 million deaths from COVID to date, added to the growing impact of cardiovascular disease and cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), it is …

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How a small town is working to heal its youth mental health crisis

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A small town on the south coast of Western Australia has come together to transform the residence of a former police sergeant into a safe space for young locals. Key points: The Bridgetown community has created a youth space to help deal with a mental health crisis among its youth The city’s youth were heavily …

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Anthony Almojera: I'm a paramedic from NYC. I have never witnessed a mental health crisis like this

Anthony Almojera: I’m a paramedic from NYC. I have never witnessed a mental health crisis like this

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There are New Yorkers fuming around street corners and collapsing on sidewalks next to overloaded handcarts. They can be friendly, angry or suspicious. For me and my colleagues, they are patients. I’m a paramedic lieutenant with the Fire Department’s Office of Emergency Medical Services, and it’s rare to go a day without being called to …

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$25million Essex psychiatric facility aims to end capacity crisis

$25million Essex psychiatric facility aims to end capacity crisis

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ESSEX, Vermont (WCAX) – A wave of Vermonters in psychiatric crisis await help in emergency rooms. Mental health officials say a new facility in Essex due to open in a few months will reduce the backlog and relieve pressure on state resources. Journalist Christina Guessferd got an exclusive tour of the $25 million project and …

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Quieauna Wilson is suing Detroit police in the fatal shooting of her 20-year-old son, Porter Burks, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Police say five officers fired 38 shots in three seconds at Burks after he lunged at them with a knife on Oct. 2, 2022. Video edited from body camera footage of a Crisis Response Officer shows that Burks was well away from the officers when he was shot.

America has a mental health crisis. Jail is not the answer.

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When Porter Burks began to experience a mental health crisis on October 2, his family called 911 in hopes of receiving help for the 20-year-old who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Instead, five Detroit police officers arrived at the home, where they fired 38 rounds at Burks, killing him and leaving his family forever shattered. …

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Woman accuses Sacramento congressman of sexually harassing her during mental health crisis

Woman accuses Sacramento congressman of sexually harassing her during mental health crisis

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A 21-year-old woman claims she was sexually harassed by a deputy while she was going through a serious mental health crisis, according to a million-dollar lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. The complaint does not identify the woman, referring to her only as “Jane Doe” to protect her privacy. He identifies the …

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Mental health crisis center planned for mid-2023

Mental health crisis center planned for mid-2023

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DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – SpectraCare announced on Tuesday that its new crisis center is expected to be operational by summer and will focus on providing immediate assistance to people with mental health issues. “A lot of times they call and the doors aren’t opened,” is how SpectraCare CEO Melissa Kirkland describes the current care situation. …

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