Ernst & Young tomorrow will recommend to the Mental Health Task Force the establishment of Mental Health Treatment Courts. Portions of a draft have been circulated behind the scenes, and several have…
Category: Health
Mental Health Report coming Friday
State Rep. Michelle Salzman announced that Ernst & Young will deliver its action plan ” defining an ideal end state for the continuity of support and closure of gaps within the mental…
Community Health targets women’s health in 32505
Community Health Northwest Florida has moved its women’s care clinic to its main campus on Jackson Street. “Jackson Street is our main service site where we already had pediatric services and family…
Hospital infections ‘remain high’
The average risk of three healthcare-associated infections — MRSA, central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections – spiked to a five-year high in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic and remain…
Inpatient help for opioid addiction
People facing withdrawal symptoms from drugs and alcohol now have access to inpatient detox services at Lakeview Center. Why this matters: Escambia County had 680 drug overdoses last week and led the…
Real News: ALICE has trouble living here
ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE families earn above the Federal Poverty Level but less than what’s needed to survive in the modern economy. Why this matters: The number…
Daily Outtakes: 680 overdoses
Escambia County had 680 drug overdoses last week Why this matters: Escambia County last year topped the list of opioid overdose deaths in Florida, earning the county CORE funding from Gov. Ron…
Putting abortion rights on 2024 ballot
Coalition wants Florida voters, not state lawmakers, to decide the state’s abortion rights. Why this matters: Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP-controlled legislature have further reduced the time frame for abortions from…
Escambia Children’s Trust seeks input on mental health pilot programs
The Escambia Children’s Trust yesterday published a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) and launched a public comment portal that will allow feedback on the draft. “May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and…
Gun deaths among kids rose 50% from 2019 to 2021
Recent analysis of the latest annual mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by the Pew Research Center found the number of children and teens killed by gunfire…
Sheriff launches Operation Brownsville (not Good Neighbor, oops)
By Tom St. Myer Gun violence dominated the public forum discussion, but measures put in place to improve Brownsville as a whole took center stage during the Escambia County gun violence roundtable…
Rudman in the spotlight
Public Health Emergency Changes Eyed By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to COVID-19 restrictions imposed in other states, Florida lawmakers Monday began moving forward with a proposal…