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Capitol cash injection will keep HCMC open, Hennepin Co. commissioner says
The legislative aid for HCMC, the state’s largest trauma center, includes $205 million in state support this year and access to a $500 million reserve account available through 2031.
Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch
In partnership with the “Tradeoffs” podcast, how Durham, North Carolina, reimagined its mental health crisis-response system.
Study: 1 in 50 HCMC violent trauma patients ended up as victims or perpetrators of homicides
The study links HCMC patient data from 2013-2022 and Minneapolis homicide data from 2018-2022. The authors believe the results are an undercount, because of the narrow timeframe and data from a single Level I trauma hospital.
Immigration and the Challenge to Belong
Understanding the unique mental health challenges for immigrants in the United States. This Call to Mind special program explores the unique mental health challenges for immigrants in America.
Minnesota readies first-ever K-12 health education standards
Advocates say the new standards, set to be phased in over the next three years, introduce needed guidance on nutrition, first aid, sex and abuse prevention. Some school watchers worry the standards will burden already overwhelmed educators.