New policies developed by nursing leaders at three Chicago-area hospitals guide hospital staff in caring for behavioral health patients and keeping them safe. Caring for behavioral health patients is ...
Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. In 2021 and 2022 ...
A trio of federal watchdog reports found conditions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals that posed risks to mental health patients. Referred to as “suicide hazards” in the reports, ...
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Late one Saturday night in May 2023, Melissa Keele's phone rang. Her son had been found alone in the desert of Colorado's Grand Valley. He was naked; his clothes, phone, keys and car were nowhere to ...
PHOENIX — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have threatened to pull funding from Arizona State Hospital following an inspection that revealed that the mental health facility had numerous ...
The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Artificial intelligence is expanding into nearly every part of daily life, including mental health care. As adoption rises, so do concerns about safety, privacy, and effectiveness.
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