Man Who Shot Firearm inside West Palm Beach VA Medical Center Committed to 25 Years in Custody
Federal district judge Kenneth A. Marra committed a man who fired gunshots inside a West Palm Beach VA Medical Center to the custody of the…
Crisis Hotlines in Mass. See Rise in Calls, Texts during Pandemic
Some suicide prevention hotlines in Massachusetts have seen a significant increase in calls in the first six months of 2020, with the most notable jump…
Multiple state coalitions, partners provide insight into impact of suicide across Ohio
As COVID-19 continues to grip the nation and dominate headlines, suicide equally remains an important public health issue in Ohio. Following the Suicide Prevention Plan…
Suicide in Ohio: 37 of 88 counties above US average, and the pandemic could cause a spike
A sweeping new examination of suicide in Ohio in the past decade finds that 37 of the 88 counties now surpass the national rate, and…
Police Fatally Shoot Gunman at VA Hospital in Milwaukee
A man armed with a shotgun was killed by police as he tried to enter a Milwaukee veterans’ hospital, according to Department of Veterans Affairs…
Virginia Nursing Home Failed to Separate COVID-19 Positive Residents from Non-Infected Residents
Failure to separate residents with COVID-19 from those without the virus resulted in placing residents in immediate jeopardy according to findings from inspectors making an…
Chicago hospital loses phone, internet access for 24+ hours
Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago experienced more than a day of internet and phone system downtime last week after a car crash cut out service,…
Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment for Another Epidemic: Addiction
Drug rehabs around the country — including in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Florida — have experienced flare-ups of the coronavirus or COVID-related financial difficulties…
Pennsylvania nursing home employee fired after video shows hot drink thrown in elderly woman’s face
A nursing home in Dauphin County fired an employee after they say a video posted on Facebook showed misconduct by the employee.
COVID-19 Takes Toll on Mental Health
While the pandemic has had an obvious impact on everyone’s lives, experts are now seeing the less obvious toll the coronavirus and shelter-in-place orders are…