Co-responder pilot programs have emerged as a successful approach to addressing community mental health crises. These programs involve collaboration between law enforcement agencies and mental health professionals, such as social workers or
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Would you like to start a community paramedic program but feel restrained by a lack of staff and funding? Let’s face it: expanding health programs can feel impossible, especially during difficult times.
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4 Metrics to Measure Jail Diversion Programs: What is a Diversion Program? Diversion is a criminal justice mechanism for reducing jail and prison populations by creating opportunities for individuals with mental health
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In community healthcare, it’s efficient for various care providers to respond to a call together. This approach is known as a multi-disciplinary response team or MDRT. This article will discuss how the
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In today’s fast-paced and often stressful society, providing quality mental health services has become a critical concern. City and county lines are no barriers to mental health’s impact on individuals, communities, and
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On May 25, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14074, titled “Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety”. This article examines this decision through
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In many ways, the movement toward success in Mobile-Integrated Healthcare (MIH) wouldn’t be possible without modern technology. This is one of the reasons MIH is exciting – it’s a natural evolution of
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Social workers bring a valuable skillset to Mobile Integrated Healthcare. Social workers are trained to examine a patient’s health and environmental picture, making them ideal partners for crisis-response teams, co-responder units, and
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Co-responder programs have emerged as a crucial tool in improving police-community relations. These programs involve pairing specially trained mental health professionals with law enforcement officers to respond to incidents involving individuals experiencing
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For those curious about starting a mobile integrated healthcare-community paramedic program (MIH-CP), it’s helpful to have practical examples of successful community paramedicine programs. Let’s highlight five examples of successful MIH-CP programs. While
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