HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – After the state Legislature cut $8 million in funding for medical respite centers that serve homeless patients, local leaders say they are looking for funding to keep the facilities open. The funding is set to expire at the end of June, but without it, dozens of medically vulnerable homeless people could end … Read more
Children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis in England spend up to three days in A&E wards before being placed in specialist beds, NHS figures have revealed. A children’s nurse who works in an emergency department said it was “frankly barbaric” to wait this long for patients under the age of 18 in … Read more
listen to article • 0:00 minutes Legalized sports betting is sweeping states across the country, reshaping the relationship between fans, athletes and their favorite pastime in the process. In 2025, Americans bet a record $165 billion on sports. And over the past 18 months, federal authorities have indicted two Major League Baseball pitchers, a former … Read more
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Crisis management teams supported by law enforcement are removing mentally ill homeless people from the streets of Oahu and taking them to medical facilities for testing rather than jail. Pilot program MH-3 began in January. About 60 people from across the island were taken to hospitals and mental health crisis centers. Six … Read more
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) (left) speaks with Charlie Pope, 19, of Greenville, a former Dayton Children’s patient. On Friday, May 15, as Husted toured Dayton Children’s Center’s new Mental Health and Wellness Center, Pope spoke about how Dayton Children’s Center helped her during a mental health crisis she experienced several years ago. Sam Wildow / … Read more