League City’s new police chief aims to increase responses to mental health calls – Houston Public Media

League City’s new police chief aims to increase responses to mental health calls – Houston Public Media

Cliff Woitena was sworn in as League City chief of police Sept. 12. League City’s newest chief of police is Cliff Woitena after he was sworn into office last week, and under... Read more »
Chicago needs a fully funded public mental health system

Chicago needs a fully funded public mental health system

Just before the Chicago City Council broke for its August recess, it held a hearing for a policy road map known as Treatment Not Trauma. Mayor Brandon Johnson allowed for the hearing,... Read more »
Inhale, Exhale: Mandatory Mindful Breathing Coming to Public Schools this Fall

Inhale, Exhale: Mandatory Mindful Breathing Coming to Public Schools this Fall

Adams touts this program as a way to help with students’ mental health. New York City Mayor Eric Adams practices mindful breathing techniques, and beginning Sept. 7, public school students in all... Read more »
Push to Reopen Public Mental Health Clinics in Chicago, Expand 911 Alternate Response Takes Center Stage at City Hall | Chicago News

Push to Reopen Public Mental Health Clinics in Chicago, Expand 911 Alternate Response Takes Center Stage at City Hall | Chicago News

(WTTW News) A decade-long push to reopen public mental health clinics closed in 2011 and expand efforts to respond to 911 calls for help not with police officers but with social workers... Read more »
Mayor Adams And Others Lead Mindful Breathing Comes To NYC Public Schools

Mayor Adams And Others Lead Mindful Breathing Comes To NYC Public Schools

From Harlem to Hollis, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks. Including the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner... Read more »
Shrewsbury Public Schools make mindfulness a priority

Shrewsbury Public Schools make mindfulness a priority

Jordan Grinstein spreads mindfulness throughout the schools. (Photo/Evan Walsh) SHREWSBURY – Mindfulness is paramount at Shrewsbury Public Schools, and the district has recently undertaken several initiatives to improve the mental health and... Read more »
Children’s mental health becomes a ‘public health emergency’

Children’s mental health becomes a ‘public health emergency’

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 »
Jackson education leaders update public on newly implemented school-based mental health program ‘Project AWARE’

Jackson education leaders update public on newly implemented school-based mental health program ‘Project AWARE’

By Kristin Fox At the May regular meeting of the Jackson County Board of Education, Meagan Crews, LCSW, Director of Behavioral Health for Jackson County Public Schools, gave an update on Project... Read more »
How Much Does a Public School Stand to Lose When Cyberattacks Go Undetected? : Risk & Insurance

How Much Does a Public School Stand to Lose When Cyberattacks Go Undetected? : Risk & Insurance

This fictive scenario sees U.S. public schools falling victim time and time again to elaborate social engineering schemes concocted by dastardly cybercriminals. But the fiction only goes so deep when looked at... Read more »
Harvard Launches Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health

Harvard Launches Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health

From mindfulpublichealth.org Harvard University’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health launched the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health on 26 April. The center was launched after an anonymous doner... Read more »
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