Helping the countyâs increasing population of people who are mentally ill is no small or simple task, which is why Bell Countyâs mental health deputies and civilian mental health providers are working toward enhancing their collaboration.
âThe base of the cooperation between Bell County law enforcement and Central Counties Services lies in being in the right place at the right time,â said James Arnold, associate director of mental health at Central Counties Services, the state-contracted provider of mental health services in Bell and Coryell counties.
James Arnold is the associate director of mental health at Central Counties Services, the state-contracted provider of mental health services in Bell and Coryell counties.
welcome back, everyone, john berman here along with brooke baldwin. we re a block and a half away from the finish line of the boston marathon where the bombings happened on monday. the investigation still very much under way right now. also, the recovery, the victims, those injured, still in the hospital. their health improving by the day. we learned a short while ago michelle obama, the first lady, went to a couple of these hospitals to visit with the medical staff there, as well as to share time with those injured. she went to brigham and women s hospital and children s hospital where some of the youngest victims are being treated. i m sure that helped lift their spirits. meanwhile, at yet another great hospital in this town, mass general, there s a news conference currently under way. we wanted to listen in for a
it s the system. it s all of us together. and it s the massachusetts general hospital and the construct under which the system functions and how we guide ourselves and the principles we use to take care of our patients. so, if there s anything that s the right message, the right message is, i m flattered that apparently he mentioned me in his speech, but it s not about me. it s about the hospital and the system. reporter: have you had the opportunity to speak to the president today, and what was that conversation? yes. we had the opportunity to talk quite a bit. and i can just say i m honored. reporter: what did he want to know about the patients, what were you able to relay to him about the severity of that you ve been listening to one of the doctors there at mass general hospital, and, you know, he said, obviously, we learned
oklahoma city. it s just overwhelming to us for a town of 2400 we have three ambulances. any idea of the number of missing? i don t know that. i know that we ve had 160 plus that have been treated at our local hospitals. we know that we have several firefighters that are still missing. we have accounted for the law enforcement official. he is in the hospital in critical condition. we re still looking. what would you compare this to? an atom bomb. capella university, you ll have the knowledge to advance your career while making a difference in the lives of patients. let s get started at capella.edu.
pulled my heartstrings. so many people in boston were there simply to support this community while others were there to pay their respects, to pray for loved ones who are still in the hospital healing today from the wounds caused by not just one, but two explosions here in town. our son was injured. he was injured in the first bomb, but he s doing well. hopefully, he ll get out of the hospital soon. he got hit with a lot of the shrapnel, the bbs, shrapnel. surgeons had to take a lot of the stuff out of his head and nose and face. i really think it was just the whole tenacity of the people of boston and how this is the whole country s tragedy and how he connected everyone together. i thought he did a beautiful job. so true, tenacity, the perfect word here. let s go to don lemon, he s live