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New State Tool, To Help Divert Those With Mental-Health …
WEBThe Council of State Governments Justice Center released a new tool this week, as part of its Aligning Health and Safety Initiative, launched along with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance. The tool, called The Aligning Health and Safety State Policy Tool, outlines key policy goals that …
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Hackers Get $22M in Healthcare Ransomware Attack
WEBThe hackers behind one of the most disruptive health care cyberattacks in U.S. history received a payment of $22 million, and experts say this suggests the victims may have paid the gang an enormous ransom. Health care providers and pharmacies across the nation were left unable to process prescriptions, leaving patients unable to …
States Allow Medicaid Dollars to Fund Violence Intervention
WEBTo tackle the gun violence problem, more states are allowing Medicaid dollars to fund community-based violence programs intended to stop shootings, KFF Health News reports. The idea is to boost resources for prevention efforts, which have been overwhelmed in some cities by a spike in violent crime since the COVID-19 pandemic. …
DOJ Officials Call for 'Culture of Wellness' in Criminal …
WEBThe community-oriented policing COPS Office gives grants of about $7 million annually under the 2021 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program to improve police access to mental health and wellness services. Moore said the criminal justice field should create a "culture of wellness." He said his …
Chicago Begins Push to Reopen Mental Health Clinics
WEBDuring a hearing on the signature plank of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive public-safety platform, a proposal to reopen the city’s mental health clinics and expand non-police responses to 911 calls received a symbolic boost, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Health and Human Relations Committee hosted presentations from city …
Experts Agree on 10 Ways to Reduce Community Gun …
WEBAs cities try to combat deadly gun violence, 16 leaders from law enforcement, public health, academia, and community programs released an evidence-backed action plan to guide the battle.The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) Violent Crime Working Group listed 10 short-term actions leaders can take to reduce community gun …
NJ Expands Program To Pair Police With Mental Health …
WEBNew Jersey police officers in casual collared shirts and cargo pants were assigned to arrive with mental health counselors to emergencies involving people in emotional distress. The two-person teams began showing up in unmarked cars, without flashing lights or sirens, in three northern New Jersey communities. Part of a pilot program that New Jersey’s …
Texas Man With Mental Problems Kills Parents, Four Others
WEBA man who had a history of mental health problems and a prior arrest on charges of assaulting family members killed his parents and four others while wounding two police officers in violence committed across Texas, the Associated Press reports. Shane James was charged with two counts of capital murder after attacks in Austin and San …
Fraudulent Medicare Claims For Catheters Could Total $2 …
WEBThe complaints are a piece of an alleged fraud scheme whose scale has little precedent in the history of Medicare, an estimated $2 billion, reports the Washington Post. The case involves fraudulent insurance claims submitted by seven companies to the taxpayer-funded health insurance program. Federal officials are investigating the …
The Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program
WEBtrends, coordination of missing persons and kidnapping investigations, and justice information sharing. o In New Hampshire, the Attorney General’s Task Force works in coordination with the efforts of other drug enforcement entities, such as the State Police Narcotics Investigation Unit, the Drug Enforcement
Hospital Violence Grows; 70% Of E.R. Nurses Report Assaults
WEBIn a 2022 American College of Emergency Physicians survey of emergency room doctors, 55 percent said they had been physically assaulted, almost all by patients, with a third of those resulting in injuries. Eighty-five percent had been seriously threatened by patients.The risks can be even higher for E.R. nurses, with over 70 percent reporting …
Idaho Places Some Psychiatric Patients in Prison, Despite Warnings
WEBIdaho will soon be the last state in the nation to legally sanction the practice of imprisoning patients who are “dangerously mentally ill,” but who are not criminals, a practice that dates back decades, despite warnings over and over that its law fails mental health patients by sending them to a cell block, ProPublica reports.The most recent …
Hospital Violence Makes Health Care A Dangerous Profession
WEBWord spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a man man might try to abduct his partner’s newborn. Hours later, the visitor opened fire, killing a security guard and sending patients, nurses and doctors scrambling for cover.The shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland was part of a wave of gun violence …
Ketamine Scrutiny Intensifies As Dangerous Incidents Rise
WEBFederal health authorities are intensifying their scrutiny of the drug ketamine for treating mental health disorders, as the mind-altering compound grows in popularity despite the lack of regulatory approval for such use. The Food and Drug Administration warned in October about the risks of using pharmacy-made ketamine at home, citing the …
Patients Skipping Care In Wake Of Florida’s Immigration Policies
WEBOne of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ most controversial immigration policies has led to women shunning mammograms and prenatal care out of fear that they’ll be forced to reveal their immigration status. At issue is a new Florida law requiring hospitals that receive Medicaid dollars to ask patients about their immigration status. Undocumented migrants …
Judge Orders Federal Oversight of ‘Abhorrent’ Healthcare At …
WEBA federal judge has ordered federal oversight of inmate healthcare at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the Advocate reports. In a 104-page opinion issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick described inmates dying of preventable diseases and suffering pain from treatable illnesses while staff refused treatment or ignored …
Federal Health Officials Favor Easing Marijuana Restrictions
WEBMarijuana is neither as risky nor as prone to abuse as other tightly controlled substances and has potential medical benefits, and therefore should be removed from the nation’s most restrictive category of drugs, federal scientists have concluded. The recommendations are contained in a 250-page scientific review provided to Matthew Zorn, a Texas lawyer who …
Gun Violence Drops Below Opioids In Perception Of Health Threats
WEBGun violence has dropped to Americans’ third greatest perceived threat to public health, behind both opioids and obesity, Axios reports, citing the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index. The perceived threat of gun violence appears to be more acutely tied to specific events like widely covered mass shootings while opioid misuse or obesity is more of a …
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