As we all try to handle our emotions after a crisis incident or a natural disaster, it’s important to consider that while it may not always feel like it, we can cope and we can help kids cope. We’ve gathered the following resources to help you handle your response to the tragedy in Oklah... Read more »

New facilities and those undergoing renovation are trending toward designing environments that engage and support residents and encourage mobility, functional independence, quality of life, and sociality. As part of its memory care consulting services, Dementia Care Specialists works with organizational leaders, architects, and designers to create interior and exterior spaces that are dementia-frien... Read more »

The National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence measured exposure to 45 different kinds of violence for children and teenagers, including victimization by peers and adults, mistreatment by caregivers, and hate crimes. Nearly 60 percent of children had experienced or witnessed some form of violence, crime, or ab... Read more »

WorkSafeBC’s guidelines for employers include training supervisors and workers on recognizing, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying and harassment. CPI provides training and resources to help organizations develop staff on the issue of workplace bullying and harassm... Read more »

From the person displaying aggressive behavior to the staff members striving to de-escalate the crisis to the bystanders witnessing the situation, everyone deserves respect and dignity at all times. Here are six tips for providing Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security℠ for a student, a patient, or anyone in your care.
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A Bryn Mawr pediatrician and Autism Inclusion Resources have teamed up to provide strategies to help families with autism enjoy community outings such as baseball ga... Read more »

UK researchers have determined that increasing staff members’ health improves patient care and quality of life for both staff and patie... Read more »

A new law requires Indiana school employees to be trained in prevention and de-escalation techniques and the safe use of physical restraint and seclus... Read more »

Manitoba is investing $2 million to implement a new policy and educate health care staff on preventing and responding to workplace viole... Read more »

Donald L. Polzin of the Gulf Bend Center in Victoria, TX is working to ensure that people who are not dangerous but who have mental illness receive proper treatment and are kept out of j... Read more »