New 988 Centers Get More Calls, Need More Funding
For people having a mental heath crisis, calling 988 can potentially be life saving. The new 988 system was launched in mid-July. By one...
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Jul 14, 20222 min read
National 988 Mental Health Crisis Hotline Will Start Saturday
The long-awaited three-digit crisis hotline known as 988 rolls out nationally Saturday, a win for mental health advocates who see the...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 28, 20221 min read
Newsom's 'Care Court' Plan For Mentally Ill Gets Mixed Reaction
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bold plan to help some of the state's most vulnerable residents isn’t getting the praise or resounding...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 20, 20221 min read
U.S. Gives States $105M For 988 Number For Mental Health Issues
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding nearly $105 million to 54 states and territories to help states transition...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 18, 20221 min read
Would More Psychiatric Hospital Beds Prevent Some Violent Crimes?
After the deadly subway shooting in Brooklyn by a man who talked about struggling with mental illness, New York Mayor Eric Adams called...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 16, 20221 min read
Man Accused of Killing Homeless Men Has Dealt With Mental Issues
Gerald Brevard III, 30, a Washington, D.C., man whose family said he struggles with mental illness and sometimes lived on the streets was...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 22, 20222 min read
911 Dispatchers Hinder New Mental Health Response Teams
Many police officers have expressed frustration about spending time handling mental-health calls for which they feel unequipped, rather...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 21, 20221 min read
CA Tribe Members Missing Amid Reservation Mental Health Crisis
A young California mother and college graduate, Emmilee Risling, went missing soon after being charged with starting a fire in a...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 9, 20221 min read
After TN Police Killing on Highway, Nashville Boosts Mental Health Aid
After Nashville police killed a man on Interstate 65, Nashville is expanding a program called Partners In Care to help people who may be...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Killing by Mentally Ill Man Shows Cracks In COVID-Era Health System
Martial Simon, an 61-year-old former cab driver and parking-lot manager, will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for pushing...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 23, 20222 min read
Synagogue Assailant Akram Had Troubles With Law, Mental Illness
In Blackburn, in England’s industrial north, Malik Faisal Akram was the guy who was banned from the local courthouse after he threatened...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 6, 20222 min read
States Debate Funding For New Suicide Hotline 988
State officials across the U.S. are debating over how to pay for a new suicide hotline. The new 988 number is set to launch in July. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Retiring Sheriff Laments Lack Of Aid for Mentally Ill Jail Inmates
Dana Lawhorne, retiring sheriff of Alexandria, Va., remembers the bad police officers who wouldn’t come in to his family’s house when he...
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