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Lucretia Cunningham, KUNR | 07/18/2022 Some law enforcement agencies in Nevada are piloting a virtual response program for mental health emergencies. KUNR’s Jose Davila IV sat down with news reporter Lucretia Cunningham to learn more. Read more:...

Mackenzie Dahlberg, NewsCenter1 | 07/12/2022 RAPID CITY, S.D. — Virtual Crisis Care has seen about eight of 10 people diverted from involuntary mental holds or jail in South Dakota, which Pennington County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) has been contributing to. South Dakota...

Lori Stenvold, Mille Lacs Health System inn Mille Lacs Messenger | 07/12/2022 Mille Lacs Health System (MLHS) recently rolled out a new technology in the Emergency Department (ED) allowing providers to video conference with board-certified emergency medicine...

Brian Erickson in American City & County | 07/7/2022 The nation’s mental health crisis is taking a serious toll on first responders. Real-time access to a virtual behavioral health professional can aid de-escalation efforts, avoid involuntary committals and save...

Doug Duskin, HIT Consultant | 07/07/2022 COVID has shown us that telemedicine is effective and easy to use.  But why limit the use of virtual care to public health emergencies? With providers and clinicians under increasing strain from staffing gaps and other issues,...

Camalot Todd, Nevada Current | 06/29/2022 The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services launched a new virtual mental and behavioral health pilot program Wednesday with 11 law enforcement agencies in the state through a $3.8 million grant from the Leona M. and...

Trent Abrego, Argus Leader | 7/15/2022 The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline goes live on Saturday across the country and in South Dakota. The number is available to call or text for anyone who is experiencing a behavioral health crisis and needs to reach trained mental...

Kathleen Dias | 6/27/2022 “When I talk to our taxpayers, they ask, ‘Why didn’t we do this sooner?’” Jun 27, 2022 Sheriff Fred Lamphere of Butte County, South Dakota, was blunt: “This is our future. We can’t fight it. My initial impression was ‘no one is going to talk...

By Lori Stenvold Mille Lacs Health System Mille Lacs Health System (MLHS) recently rolled out a new technology in the Emergency Department (ED) allowing providers to video conference with board-certified emergency medicine physicians and nurses from outside our...

Program focuses on installing virtual nursing programs in schools and is currently recruiting schools and students for research NEW YORK and SIOUX FALLS, MAY 25, 2022— Avera Health, JDRF, and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announce the creation of...

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