Silent Beacon Joins Forces With Mental Health Cooperative To Equip Mental Health Crisis Workers With Wearable Panic Buttons

Mental Health Cooperative (MHC), a Tennessee behavioral health organization, announced a partnership with safety technology company Silent Beacon to help protect MHC's frontline mental health professionals. Through this collaboration, nearly 300 MHC team members now carry discreet wearable panic buttons that, with a single press, can call 911, alert supervisors, and transmit their live GPS location for assistance in emergencies.

Every month, more than 17,000 Tennessee residents turn to MHC for crisis intervention, counseling, and ongoing support, the announcement stated. MHC's services provide crisis intervention in schools and support children and families at home. These service settings . . .