Behavioral Health Response /tags/behavioral-health-response Behavioral Health Response en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT St. Louis team of ‘Purple Shirts’ diverts police intervention /law-order/2024-04-12/st-louis-team-of-purple-shirts-diverts-police-intervention Under the city’s Office of Violence Prevention, the Community Centered Crisis & Response Team was launched last year and consists of behavioral health clinicians who are embedded into the 911 call center and sometimes tag along with police to assist with non-police interventions. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-04-12/st-louis-team-of-purple-shirts-diverts-police-intervention Lacretia Wimbley St. Louis psychologist offers ways to promote healing in the wake of tragedy /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-25/st-louis-psychologist-offers-ways-to-promote-healing-in-the-wake-of-tragedy Clinical psychologist Marva Robinson shares tools and resources for people dealing with trauma from the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School shooting. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:40:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-25/st-louis-psychologist-offers-ways-to-promote-healing-in-the-wake-of-tragedy Emily Woodbury As calls to mental health line rise in Missouri, some worry about long-term funding /health-science-environment/2022-09-02/as-calls-to-mental-health-line-jump-in-missouri-some-worry-about-long-term-funding-3 In July, Missouri officials debuted 988, an emergency mental health hotline that connects callers to dozens of organizations around the country based on the caller’s area code. The hotline’s overhaul means crisis response organizations need more workers and money to pay them. Advocates are concerned that the state has not committed to funding the hotline for the long term. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-09-02/as-calls-to-mental-health-line-jump-in-missouri-some-worry-about-long-term-funding-3 Sarah Fentem Metro Transit sees results with health specialists along for the ride /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-27/metro-transit-sees-results-with-health-specialists-along-for-the-ride Behavioral health specialists have spent the past year serving riders on Metro Transit in the St. Louis region. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:35:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-27/metro-transit-sees-results-with-health-specialists-along-for-the-ride Danny Wicentowski St. Louis mental health diversion programs helped residents and saved the city $2.6M /law-order/2022-02-17/st-louis-mental-health-diversion-programs-help-people-and-save-money The two programs combined may have saved the city $2.6 million in police and EMS costs in the first eight months of operation, according to an analysis donated by Mastercard. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:49:21 GMT /law-order/2022-02-17/st-louis-mental-health-diversion-programs-help-people-and-save-money Rachel Lippmann When looking for mental health care, many St. Louisans don’t know where to start, report says /health-science-environment/2018-11-01/when-looking-for-mental-health-care-many-st-louisans-dont-know-where-to-start-report-says St. Louis still has significant work to do to make behavioral health care accessible for all its residents, according to a new report from the city’s… Fri, 02 Nov 2018 01:52:23 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-11-01/when-looking-for-mental-health-care-many-st-louisans-dont-know-where-to-start-report-says Sarah Fentem ‘You are not alone, we’re here to help’: St. Louis efforts unite in suicide prevention /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-09-05/you-are-not-alone-were-here-to-help-st-louis-efforts-unite-in-suicide-prevention On average, one person in Missouri dies by suicide every eight hours. According to the Missouri Department of Mental Health, suicide rates are rising… Wed, 05 Sep 2018 21:48:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-09-05/you-are-not-alone-were-here-to-help-st-louis-efforts-unite-in-suicide-prevention Caitlin Lally