Prior to 2019, Naperville, Ill., had a cardiac arrest survival rate of about 9 percent. Last year, it was 21 percent, one of the highest of any fire department in the country, according to the Naperville Fire Department. In those interim years, NFD introduced a special cardiac protocol called Advanced Cardiac Resuscitation.

The Just Trust has launched a $4 million effort to expand bold approaches to community safety and accountability. The Safer Communities Accelerator has made a commitment to eight organizations that are championing pre-arrest and pre-trial models.

With this program, 911 patients who do not require treatment in the hospital or ER setting can instead access a virtual consultation with a licensed physician who will then treat and triage the presenting medical issues.

In a public consultation survey of 2,607 registered voters conducted by the University of Maryland, respondents went through an online "policymaking simulation" designed to put citizens in the shoes of policymakers.

Now, when a 911 center in King County receives a call for a cardiac arrest victim, the dispatcher can initiate a PulsePoint alert, notifying nearby app users at the same time as emergency responders.

The program was designed to address a gap in the opioid use disorder care system, providing a bridge-like support for someone from the time they decide they want help until they can enter a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program.

Although the new 988 national suicide hotline is set to debut on July 16, a poll conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Ipsos found that 77 percent of U.S. adults have never heard of it.

In his role as a Community Policing Sergeant with the Chicago Police Department, Jermaine Harris develops community-based strategies involving law enforcement and nonprofit partners.

Lee County, Fla., has partnered with public safety telehealth company MD Ally to enable patients with non-emergency calls to connect virtually to a physician.