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The existing lifeline relies on a 10-digit number, 1-800-273-8255. The switch to 988 presents both an opportunity and a challenge for advocates.

The existing lifeline relies on a 10-digit number, 1-800-273-8255. The switch to 988 presents both an opportunity and a challenge for advocates.

Advocates hope expanded services will be available to LGBTQ young people and others facing increased risks of suicide.

The existing lifeline relies on a 10-digit number, 1-800-273-8255. The switch to 988 presents both an opportunity and a challenge for advocates.

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Michigan aiming to reduce seclusion and restraints at institutions that care for children Michigan is aiming to have a ban on restraints and seclusion at its child-caring institutions unless a situation is life-threatening. By: Tianna Jenkins and last updated 2021-04-30 22:33:18-04 LANSING, Mich. — The state of Michigan is aiming to ban the use of restraints and seclusion in its juvenile justice system and at other institutions that care for children unless a situation is ...

Alternative Courts Not A Catch-All Fix For Mental Illness Crisis By Sarah Martinson | March 7, 2021, 8:02 PM EST Mental health courts have become a growing alternative to incarceration that allow defendants to participate in health treatment rather than go to prison or jail. More than 450 mental health courts exist in the U.S. (Geoff Crimmins/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP) The number of mental health courts in the U.S. has steadily grown over the last 20 years, but judges and ...

Of all the things work-from-home employees might miss about pre-pandemic life, commuting wouldnt seem to register high on the attention metre. But nearly a year after being sent home from the office, some employees, such as Giza, have realised that losing that time in the car - or on the bus, train or street - has had some drawbacks. Jon Jachimowicz, an assistant professor of business administration in the organisational behaviour unit at Harvard Business School, says commuting provides "a t...

Creating a transition period before and after office hours helps employees shift gears.