EMS agencies across the country are facing an unprecedented workforce crisis. Chronic burnout, persistent staffing shortages ...

Behavioral health calls are on the rise. Recent statistics show that anywhere from 5 percent–15 percent of emergency calls involve either mental health, behavioral concerns or substance abuse. Law ...

The stressful conditions fire and emergency medical services (EMS) responders endure are getting more attention as alarming statistics on responder behavioral health are revealed. Behavioral health is ...

Onondaga County EMS and Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative brought together first responders and behavioral health experts to learn how improved coordination can improve outcomes of mental ...

Friday’s session will be the first-ever in the state for about 50 firefighters, and include curriculum from University of Washington. EVERETT — South County Fire and University of Washington experts ...

EVERETT — Washington state firefighters gathered at South County Fire’s headquarters in Everett on Friday morning for their first official behavioral health training. About 50 firefighters from 10 ...

GAYLORD — After a year in the planning, North Country Community Mental Health hosted an intensive two-day behavioral health partnership training for first responders in Northern Michigan. A total of ...

(KRON) — The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is implementing a new program that will “provide the right care at the right time” in response to behavioral health emergencies in the City of ...

Federal $1.9 million grant to fund new Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training program at Case Western Reserve University More than 100 students at Case Western Reserve University—most of ...

In an analysis of 911 data, The Baltimore Sun found that, while behavioral health calls in Baltimore surged in the past two years, the number of those calls diverted to mental health services dropped ...