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What is the Florida Baker Act, and how does it work in a mental health crisis?
The Baker Act allows a person to be involuntarily detained and examined if they are believed to be having a mental health ...
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'What are they hiding?' Florida VA hospitals don’t have to report use of Baker Act on patients
Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone uncovers new concerns in how VA hospitals in Florida report how often patients are ...
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Scott reintroduces SENIOR Act to address older Americans' social isolation
The measure would amend the 1965 Older Americans Act to include screening for loneliness and coordination of supportive ...
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Suspect in attack of Palms West Hospital nurse displayed 'unusual behavior' days before, lawyers say
The attorneys for a man accused in the brutal attack of a Palm Beach County nurse said their client is a "hardworking, loving ...
Beating may leave Palms West nurse blind; patient faces attempted murder charge in attack
The beating broke 'essentially every bone' in the Palms West nurses face. The mental-health patient faces a charge of ...
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Nurse attacked by patient 'likely to lose use of both eyes'; suspect accused of hate crime
New details were released on Wednesday in the attack on a nurse by one of her patients that left her in critical condition.
A Patient Allegedly Broke Nearly Every Bone In A Nurse's Face. Cops Say It Could Be A Hate Crime.
"Where was security in all of this?" asked the daughter of the nurse, who survived the attack but may lose the use of both ...
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Florida Nurse Beaten by Patient in Unprovoked Attack Will Likely Be Blind: 'Every Bone in the Victim's Face Is Broken'
A Florida nurse suffered life-altering injuries after an unprovoked attack by a psychiatric patient, prompting renewed ...
Chatbots pose challenge to guarding child mental health
A user interacts with a smartphone app to customise an avatar for a personal AI chatbot, known as a Replika, in San Francisco ...
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Hospital attack leads to increased calls for added security for nurses
A national nursing advocacy group believes a vicious attack on a nurse at Palms West Hospital highlights the need for nurses ...
‘Hate crime’: Muslim groups call for probe into Miami Beach shooting targeting ‘Palestinians’
After two men targeted as “Palestinians” were shot on Miami Beach, national and local Muslim organizations are calling on ...
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Beating may leave Palms West nurse blind; patient faces attempted murder charge in attack
ROYAL PALM BEACH — A nurse at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital may go blind after a mental-health patient beat her ... assessed under the state's Baker Act, which allows a person showing violent ...