When a resident with dementia becomes agitated, staff face an immediate and difficult decision. Do they reach for medication, ...

The current study identified patient- and medication-specific factors that may augment AET adherence interventions and may be modifiable through clinician-led discussions, such as perceptions of ...

Verbal behavior interventions grounded in applied behaviour analysis have emerged as central to supporting language and social communication skills in children with autism spectrum disorder. These ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis is expanding a new initiative designed to help those suffering a behavioral crisis without involving police to potentially escalate things. Initially launched on ...

Boulder is now operating an internal co-responder program in an effort to support those experiencing behavioral health crises. The Crisis Intervention Response Team program pairs a licensed clinician ...

FORT JOHNSON, La. —First aid for the mind is a critical need in the wake of traumatic events. At the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, the behavioral health department from Bayne-Jones ...

The Baltimore Police Department has made “substantial progress” in how its officers respond to people with behavioral health issues but fallen short of getting enough officers to take advanced ...

The Crisis Now framework for behavioral health intervention was first implemented in Phoenix, Arizona, a city of about 4 million people in a state with a population of more than 7 million. Developed ...