PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — TriMet and Multnomah County officials say they’ve taken steps toward creating a crisis intervention model to respond to mental or behavioral health issues on the ...
Clark County commissioners on Tuesday heard results from a pilot program that tested a new crisis response model to assist ...
The infamous Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire of 1942 not only marked one of the darkest days in American history but also lit the fuse for the birth of organized crisis intervention. Yet, as we navigate ...
Advocates call for an overhaul of New York State's early intervention service model. According to The Children's Agenda, providers are being severely underpaid, which is contributing to a shortage, ...
FAYETTEVILLE -- The city's Police Department wants officers to spend less time on calls unrelated to crime. To do that, it has enlisted the help of social workers. The department has had a ...
When a wanted suspect barricaded himself inside a car and threatened to harm himself last week at Nicholls State University, police used special training to defuse the situation. Using skills acquired ...
In the aftermath of a quadruple shooting that rocked a quiet street in Maryland City, a two-person county crisis team knocked on neighbors’ doors. The crisis intervention team, made up of a police ...
Content warning: This article contains discussion of depression, self-harm, and suicide. The first time I texted into a crisis hotline in the middle of the night, I didn’t want to hurt myself. I just ...