Employee Wellness and Workplace Safety Have Strong ROI
By approaching employee wellness and workplace safety as a strategic business investment, employers can generate ROI.
Mental Health Emergency Response
School Tips Lines Have Uncovered a Teen Mental Health Crisis
Anonymous school tip lines have uncovered another crisis that clearly must be addressed: teen suicide and mental health concerns.
Domestic Violence Statistics: How Can We Prevent and Respond?
Intimate partner violence, or domestic violence, is defined as the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power or control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another, according to the the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). In the United States, domestic violence amounts
The 4 Best Examples of Police and Mental Health Response
Learn how technology can improve police response to mental health emergencies.
How School Safety Has Changed Since the Columbine School Shooting 20 Years Ago
School safety leaders have put a focus on enhancing emergency protocols and procedures, recognizing red flags, working with local public safety leaders to create more cohesive school emergency plans, and implementing new emergency response tools that provide interoperability.
Lessons Learned from The New Zealand Shootings
The Christchurch mosque shootings on March 15 shook New Zealand and prompted a powerful inquiry into the worst mass murder in the country’s history. The shootings were two consecutive terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand during Friday prayer. The first attack was live streamed on Facebook. The Australian gunman, a white supremacist, has been charged
Managing Hospital Safety During Nursing Strikes
In March of 2019, unionized nurses in New York City delivered a formal strike notice to the three largest hospital networks. The notice warned that if the hospital management and the New York State Nurses Union didn’t reach an agreement, 10,000 nurses would not show up to work and picket outside of Montefiore, Mount Sinai,
How Telemedicine Can Help Treat the College Mental Health Crisis
Campus officials are struggling to meet the demand for mental healthcare on campus.
The Unfolding Reality of First Responder PTSD After Natural Disasters
Anybody can suffer PTSD following a natural disaster, but an alarming statistic has emerged relating to first responder PTSD after natural disasters.
Streamlining 911 Operations with Text-from-911
The primary reasons that Text-to-911 is being used in PSAPs across the country are to aid deaf and hard-of-hearing callers, those with speech impairments, and to address emergencies where verbal communication isn’t possible or is unsafe.
