SPD, Burrell Behavioral Health to expand co-responder program after receiving grant

OZARKSFIRST— SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A mental health co-responder program created by the Springfield Police Department and Burrell Behavior Health is about to expand its operations. Thanks to a $797,798 grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety State Crisis Intervention Program accepted by Springfield City Council Monday night, SPD and Burrell will now be able to []

KRQE News 13—UNMH Lifeguard program expands fleet to help respond to more calls. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A decades-long program out of the University of New Mexico Hospital is expanding in hopes of saving more lives across the state. "Lifeguard is the University of New Mexico Hospital's critical care transport program we have airplanes, helicopters, and ground ambulances," said Lifeguard Program Director, Margaret O'Donnell. For the past 40 years, []

PAHOMEPAGE—Area schools receive grants to increase security, support mental health. EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski announced that state funding has been awarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to area schools to improve safety and support mental health programs for both students and staff. Schools across the Keystone State, including some in our area, are receiving a major []

WWLP.com—Public health group receives federal money to expand healthy air network. The Public Health Institute of western Massachusetts has received a federal earmark to help curb air pollution.