Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON (SHNS) – As more Americans dial 988 for help during a mental health crisis, what happens next varies dramatically depending ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Marion County Sheriff's Office team that responds to active mental health crisis calls returned earlier this month after ...

Rev. Al Sharpton, joined by attorney Ben Crump and Audrey Jones, on March 26 before the funeral service of Steven Jones who was shot by a Hartford police in February during a mental health crisis.

The University of Miami has turned 100 years of experience navigating high-stakes situations into a tested and trusted communications model—and the leadership team is ready to share what they’ve ...

When 25-year-old Alex LaMorie called Howard County Police for help during a mental health crisis, his family expected ...

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The Baltimore City Council says it is trying to improve how the city police department responds to mental health crises. Behavioral and mental health crisis calls came under fire last summer, after ...

Cuts to the 2026 budget will eliminate an essential safety net for D.C. kids in mental health crisis. Credit: Darrow Montgomery/file A suicidal student in D.C. intimated to a school counselor they ...

Retired FBI Crisis Response Canine Gio back in December 2021. (Photo: FBI / Facebook) The FBI is marking the retirement of Gio, the Bureau’s first Crisis Response Canine, closing a chapter on a ...

The number of Virginia behavioral health calls to 911 that received a behavioral health response, rather than solely law enforcement, is increasing, albeit slowly — up from 10% in 2022 to 22% of calls ...