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Clubhouses For People with Persistent Mental Illness Fear State Cuts

by Taylor Knopf June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

By Taylor Knopf Jasmine Thomas boards a van at her group home a couple days a week to visit a special kind of clubhouse tucked away in an East Durham neighborhood. Threshold is an accredited clubhouse for adults with severe mental illnesses. It’s a place for its members to socialize, eat lunch, build life skills, […]

Posted inPrison Health

State Prison Leaders Promise Changes to Mental Health Services

by Editor October 28, 2015April 19, 2021
David Covington, from Arizona, described the "No Force First" approach to working with people in mental health crisis that eschews the use of restraints and seclusion.
Posted inMental Health

Law Enforcement Officers Find Better Ways to Work With Mentally Ill

by Rose Hoban February 12, 2015April 22, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Mental Health, Public Health

Training Improves Police Response to Mental Health Crisis

by Rose Hoban April 2, 2013October 19, 2021

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