by invisalert | Oct 11, 2022 | Article
Can you go to the emergency room for mental health? Yes. While we typically associate trips to the emergency room with things like broken arms or other physical ailments, visits to the ER for mental health crises have been on the rise in recent years. Mental health...
by invisalert | Jun 21, 2022 | Article
For over a decade, healthcare facilities across the U.S. have seen a marked increase in mental health care hospital admissions. But the social isolation, extreme anxiety, and grief brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has driven the nation’s mental health crisis to a...
by invisalert | Jun 16, 2022 | Article
What Is a Required 15 Minute Patient Check? A 15-minute patient safety check, commonly known as a Q15 check, is standard in inpatient psychiatric healthcare settings. Patients are placed on a Q15 check, meaning a safety check is performed by a mental health technician...
by invisalert | May 24, 2022 | Article
Teenage suicide is every parent’s worst fear, and each year it claims the lives of thousands under the age of 18. Suicide was the 10th most common cause of death in the United States in 2019, making it a real public health concern for families across the country. The...
by invisalert | Apr 26, 2022 | Article
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented myriad challenges for healthcare facilities around the globe, including sudden changes in standard operating procedures, limited availability of PPE and medications, and perhaps most notably, staffing shortages. These challenges...
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