The Health Care Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

The new system is meant to ensure that every person experiencing a mental health crisis will receive a mental health response instead— help, not handcuffs. Their Consensus Approach included the response to mental health crises, cases of suicidal behavior, and instances of substance use disorder. 988 and 911.

Mental Health and Public Health 99

Mental Health and Public Health Substance Use Disorders Health Policy 99

Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

A resilient, well-funded, and equitable public health infrastructure is essential to addressing health disparities and improving overall health outcomes for urban populations nationwide. To do its work well, the public health workforce should be protected from undue partisan political influence.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 52

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Emergency Preparedness and Response Public Health Law and Regulation Environmental Health and Safety 52

NC Health News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

“We also were able to get tough-on-crime sheriffs who knew that many of the people sitting in their jails needed health care and not handcuffs [….] A lot of people with substance use disorders and mental illness were requiring a lot of attention from their deputies and officers.”

Substance Use Disorders 145

Substance Use Disorders Ageing and Health Health Policy Rural Health 145