Denver — Clear Creek County in Colorado is one of the latest places to begin using mental health teams to answer some emergency 911 calls. Mental health response teams are not new.... Read more »
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The mental health crisis among children has become so dire, local medical experts are sounding the alarm. They’re calling it a public health emergency. For the past decade, mental... Read more »
Emergency Departments frequently handle the intake of patients with mental health care needs. In today’s mental health crisis, there is a widespread shortage of beds to handle certain populations. Patients may languish... Read more »
The Metropolitan police will no longer attend emergency calls related to mental health incidents, the force’s commissioner has said. In a letter seen by the Guardian, Sir Mark Rowley says he will... Read more »
Dr. Erika Kube I was walking back to my desk from seeing another patient in the Emergency Department (ED) when I saw the police walk in with a very well-dressed young man... Read more »