A recent study published in the journal Psychiatric Services suggests that a brief suicide prevention program is being ...

Crisis intervention training in Crawford County has evolved in recent years. The experience of Robert Johnston III offers a snapshot of the extent of that change. A few years ago, Johnston, then the ...

At 11:30 on a Monday morning, police were called to a public arts high school in Rochester, New York, after reports of a suicidal student. Before officers arrived, a 15-year-old girl fell from an ...

BALTIMORE, April 28, 2025— In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have developed and tested a virtual mental health crisis prevention program designed specifically for ...

Changes in the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for LGBTQ Youth. Until last year, people who called the 988 Suicide and Crisis ...

We’re past the point of using metaphors like alarms and wake-up calls. They have been going off for years, and the provisional figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on ...

Abbott says the grant funding gives local agencies more tools to respond when someone’s in crisis, which matters in places ...

Explore the SafeUT app's comprehensive approach to mental health intervention, as explained by Denia-Marie Wright, clinical mental health counselor and SafeUT manager. Designed for immediate and ...

The mobile intervention teams mark a significant step forward in federal efforts to transform mental health services across the nation, as New Mexico becomes the 15th state to adopt this option under ...

Mental illness is a major public health issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 20% of U.S. adults live with a mental illness, like depression and anxiety. For ...

A few weeks ago, a report commissioned by the Office of Violence Prevention revealed that CCIP staff are undertrained, and often overwhelmed, and lacking cohesion. File photo: Portraits of loved ones ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Edward Segal covers crisis-related news, topics, and issues. The Louvre robbery underscores how failing to prioritize crisis ...