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Michigan health officials report a dramatic increase in emergency incidents relating to the recreational use of nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas." ...
About 1 in 3 kids who go to an emergency room (ER) amid a mental health crisis wait at least 12 hours to be transferred ...
Lawmakers, health officials and the governor have all said they’d like to revamp the involuntary treatment system. But many ...
Disability Rights NC spent a year investigating the state’s overuse of the legal procedure, which leaves patients locked up ...
VITEMA’s federal consistency determination application included a 3D rendering of the proposed Emergency Operations Center and safe room slated for construction in the Hermon Hill area of St. Croix.
9 This article investigated treatment seeking at a specialized psychiatric emergency service prior to suicide in Fortaleza, Brazil, a city with only one emergency room with multidisciplinary trained ...
You will assess suicide risk and other safety issues, and identify and treat patients with dual diagnoses of substance abuse and psychiatric disorders. Residents take part in all aspects of CPEP. You ...
This facility treats chronically, persistently ill patients who require long-term inpatient psychiatric care. Buffalo Psychiatric Center provides inpatient, outpatient, residential, vocational and ...
Disparity in mental health care can take many forms. For the 1 in 5 who suffer with mental health issues, it can mean lack of care in some neighborhoods, care that's unaffordable or social stigmas ...
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Kent County deputies are responding to a medical emergency in the parking lot of the Gaines Township Meijer Thursday morning. Deputies say there may be a police presence at ...
In this episode, a fire captain, emergency room doctor and mental health advocate share how they keep their cool in the most high-stakes emergencies. There are skills that everyone can learn.