PARKLAND, Wash. More than 220 people, including school district, behavioral health and hospital leaders, agree that more resources are needed to fully address the children’s mental health crisis. They all gathered Monday in a ballroom on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University to share ideas and potential solutions to offset a dramatic increase. “We saw …
Patient safety and lack of autonomy are two of the main reasons so many clinicians leave the medical field, according to a new study. report published by EY. Amid the crisis of clinical burnout, healthcare workers have spoken frankly about their moral injury, which refers to the feeling of knowing that they are unable to …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they say gave them the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19 without their consent . A federal judge last week dismissed the 2022 lawsuit against Dr. Robert Karas, who was a Washington County jail …
The lawsuit filed by 28 counties holds the state accountable for meeting its obligation to evaluate and treat patients with behavioral health conditions. PIERCE COUNTY, Washington. A Pierce County judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit against the state Department of Health and Human Services, ordering it to immediately evaluate patients with behavioral health …