Category: Health and Wellness
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Children and Psychiatric Medication
Much controversy exists around the increasing numbers of psychiatric prescriptions for children. When is it appropriate — and not appropriate — to offer medication as an option for children struggling with behavioral health issues? What alternative solutions exist? Host Shannon Eliot chats with child psychiatrist Dr. Ken Braslow and ACBHCS Family Relations Manager Rosa Warder…
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Crisis Intervention Training
Crisis Intervention Training, or CIT, is a program that trains police officers on how to better understand and interact with people who are having mental health crises. Join host Barbara Meyers as she chats with a police officer from the Oakland Police Department, a family member, and a consumer about this promising program.