For years, American cities and towns have struggled with how to address those living on their streets who suffer from mental illness but refuse treatment. New York City Mayor Eric Adams' controversial new plan to make it ...
Dec 9, 2022
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While police officers are often dispatched alongside other first responders when drug overdoses are reported, an analysis of hundreds of overdose events in one Rhode Island city found that there were scant incidents that ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Detainees in police watch-houses have complex health needs in a difficult environment that nevertheless provides a unique chance to "intercept a vulnerable, complex and otherwise hard-to-reach population, and identify unmet ...
Aug 29, 2022
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On a balmy day in 2009, Adinda Amalia (not a real name) and her boyfriend were arrested after they were caught injecting heroin in an informal shooting gallery—a derelict property in a South Jakarta slum. The arrests followed ...
Jun 24, 2022
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An international team of scientists, including a Western University researcher, have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that facilitates more personalized treatments for depression and improves patient outcomes.
Dec 8, 2021
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A laboratory that enables first responders to combat biological hazards and infectious diseases rapidly and safely has demonstrated its strengths during a simulated biological incident conducted in Belgium.
Apr 8, 2019
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Recently a number of school boards and police services issued statements advising parents of an alleged cyberbullying threat called the Momo challenge.
Mar 12, 2019
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An on-street assessment by a specialist team has been shown to more than half the number of police detentions under the Mental Health Act and potentially save large health trusts £1 million a year.
Nov 22, 2016
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Researchers with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry designed a one-day training program for the Edmonton Police Service that resulted in officers being more likely to quickly identify mental health issues during a call, ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Domestic abuse by a partner is also known as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). It is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as behavior within an intimate relationship which includes acts of physical violence, sexual ...
Mar 1, 2023
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