The Health Care Blog
JANUARY 20, 2022
Effective July 2022, a new three-digit telephone number (988) will become the number to call in the case of mental health emergencies. Currently, 911 serves as the default number for people to call, placing the acutely mentally ill on a direct track toward police involvement. This last point deserves more attention.
Association of Health Care Journalists
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Veterans Affairs estimated that as many as 44 veterans took their own lives each day in 2021, marking an 11.6% Many veterans health advocates say the updated number may still be underestimating the crisis. Mental health conditions like depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders are also prevalent among those who serve.
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The NACCHO Podcast Series
MAY 17, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that local health departments connect individuals to testing if they observe an increase in sick animals and farmworkers, utilize CDC communication resources, and ensure that farms and farmworkers have access to PPE.
HEALTHBEAT
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. Overdose is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death in New York City, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene alerted health care providers in an advisory letter on Friday.
NC Health News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
An April report released by the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission found that from a sample of 12,889 people released from North Carolina state prisons in fiscal year 2021, 33 percent were sent back to prison within two years of their release. You cant do better until you know better, she said.
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