In Henderson County, officials say a new program is already working to respond when someone is in crisis, often through a 911 ...

The Daily Yonder reports that Virtual Crisis Care enhances mental health access in rural areas, aiding law enforcement and ...

A new approach to treating mental health emergencies is cheaper, frees police for crime-fighting and treats patients in a way ...

The debate into how Worcester's 911 system should respond to mental health emergencies comes after the city was sued Monday.

Federal Medicaid cuts could exact a heavy toll on psychiatric units at hospitals across the country, many of which are ...

Black youths are disproportionately labeled with high aggression risk flags, despite similar evaluation tool responses, indicating racial bias in healthcare settings. Structural racism and bias ...

More than 80 percent of emergency room physicians say the mental healthcare systems in their regions are dysfunctional, and do not adequately serve patients, according to a survey done in December by ...

Advocates say Worcester’s dispatch model sends armed officers instead of clinicians, raising safety concerns and questions ...