Suicidal Juveniles
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tomtrow44
The one thing that bails us out is to be constantly circulating in the unit. I work in a facility that has three pods of 10 rooms in a unit. If a resident is in a room, we check every 15 minutes at the minimum. On at least two occasions this saved a life and saved us from having our necks on the line too...
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International Association of Chiefs of Police and TASC Announce National Initiative to Combat our Nation's Opioid Epidemic and Mainstream Diversion Programs
Alexandria, VA – The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) have come together to promote an initiative to create robust alternative-to-arrest diversion programs for state, county, and local law enforcement agencies across the United States; in line with the Trump Administration’s announcement on responding to the current opioid epidemic... read full story
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