In Henderson County, officials say a new program is already working to respond when someone is in crisis, often through a 911 ...

Q: What are the best solutions for addressing the issues faced by our nation’s emergency departments? Zeller: There has been great improvement in emergency psychiatry treatments, medications, and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed devastating cracks in the foundation of U.S. healthcare. Hospitals were unprepared for enormous challenges to staffing, resulting from burnout and absences caused by the ...

Patients in Massachusetts continue to languish in hospital emergency departments for hours before receiving appropriate care, ...

Community Alternative Response Emergency Services, the City of Madison’s service for responding to behavioral health emergencies, introduced a third team which will be in service on weekdays from noon ...

A new three-digit national phone number will be available for Florida to use as a help line for behavioral health needs, starting in July 2022. Will Florida be ready? The number, 988, will take the ...

Managing behavioral health risks in the emergency department Few work environments are as hectic, complex, and rapidly evolving as a hospital emergency department (ED). When you add behavioral health ...

Amid warnings that emergency departments are not fully equipped to meet rising mental and behavioral health (MBH) needs of minors, a trio of healthcare professional organizations is calling for more ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- The city of Madison is launching a new initiative to respond to people experiencing mental health crises. The Madison Fire Department’s Community Alternative Response Emergency ...

Since 2011, Arizona’s Disaster Ready program has proactively addressed emergency preparedness in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) throughout the state. Managed by the team at the Arizona Health Care ...

With the Carney Hospital now but a memory, health providers and city officials say Boston residents facing behavioral health crises are still feeling the loss of one of the neighborhood’s primary ...