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One-third of the city’s roughly 275 police officers have taken an in-depth, 40-hour course and all Rockford officers take an eight-hour mental health first-aid course. Every day, police officers take people in psychiatric crisis to Rosecrance’s Mulberry Center. 08/05/2015 Link...

Mental health, substance abuse and access to healthcare services are the main concerns of people on the South Shore, according to Barton Health’s 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment. 08/04/2015 Link to Source

We’re seeing new resources in the workplace when it comes to First Aid. Next to the metal box with a red cross are defibrillators to treat heart attacks and workplace classes to instruct employees on how to use the devices...

Some students show up for school with more than just school supplies. Some struggle with mental illness, suicidal tendencies and anti-social behavior. 07/31/2015 Link to Source

For some students, life gets in the way of academic success. School social workers are charged with reducing or removing non-academic barriers to academic success. As families prepare for the start of a new school year, Reaching Heights—a nonprofit that...

Identifying and healing people with mental-health issues in low-income areas is the focus of a new program being launched in New York City. Called “Connections to Care,” the program will train workers – such as teachers and job-placement counselors –...

Yesterday, a bipartisan group of nearly 20 Senators re-introduced a mental health and substance use awareness and treatment improvement bill. The legislation reauthorizes important programs in suicide prevention, mental illness awareness and de-escalation trainings such as Mental Health First Aid,...

Yesterday, a bipartisan group of nearly 20 Senators re-introduced a mental health and substance use awareness and treatment improvement bill. The legislation reauthorizes important programs in suicide prevention, mental illness awareness and de-escalation trainings such as Mental Health First Aid,...

The de Blasio administration is launching a $30 million effort to help connect low-income residents with mental health services, one of the first steps in an overhaul of the city’s mental health system Mayor Bill de Blasio and first lady...

While a first-aid class offers instruction on what to do when someone is having a heart attack, The Speedy Foundation and Optum Idaho believe mental first-aid training is just as critical. The organizations came together to offer training sessions that equip...

Stigma persists in our community, yet never before in my long career in mental health and addiction treatment have I been more optimistic that public understanding is beginning to turn from fear and discrimination toward hope and solutions. 07/23/2015 Link...

All American youngsters know the rules: Don’t take candy from strangers, play nice in the sandbox and call 911 during an emergency. But what if the emergency is related to mental health? More than 4 million people visited the emergency room due...