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Aspects of the financial markets that became apparent in the 2008 crisis were exacerbated by the intervention of monetary authorities. Financial markets under stress validate the general concept of Prospect Theory, under certain assumptions about the distributional characteristics of asset returns. This validation points to the need for re-examining performance metrics, such as the Sharpe Ratio and the Information Ratio. This analysis proposes new ratios that accommodate a higher moment of the portfolio return distribution. This alteration is reflected by the qualitative analysis of investment managers, which is performed by the performance evaluation industry, as it pertains to fixed income. ; peer-reviewed

In late April 2010, the South Central Crisis Center operated in Mankato, MN under state operated services (SOS) closed its doors. The closing of the crisis center left a gap in mental health services, particularly for the ten counties it specifically served. Legislators in the Mankato area, specifically Kathy Sheran worked hard to put together a block grant through the Health and Human Services Act, which would allow additional funding for the reopening of the crisis center. Given that the grant went though, the operation of the new crisis center would be overseen by the South Central Community Based Initiative (SCCBI). In late April 2010, the South Central Community Based Initiative (SCCBI) announced a request for proposal (RFP) for crisis services whihc would include taking over the crisis center. The SCCBI was in search of a mental health agency that would assume daily operation and management of crisis services for the 10-county region. Horizon Homes, Inc. chose to submit a response to SCCBI's RFP for crisis services.

RESUMO: Equipas de intervenção crise psiquiátricas (CITS) estão crescendo em todo os Estados Unidos. investigação internacional sobre a eficácia dos CITs em diminuir internações em hospitais psiquiátricos tem mostrado resultados mistos. Research nos Estados Unidos é limitado a descrições de um pequeno número de CITs de alta qualidade e exames de sua eficácia no nível da comunidade. Este estudo utiliza uma amostra nacional de 1.887 instalações de internamento psiquiátrico da Pesquisa de Serviços de Saúde Mental Nacional para examinar (1) a diferença no número de pacientes psiquiátricos internados, entre estabelecimentos de execução de um CIT e aqueles que não o fazem por tipo de instalação e (2) a diferença em número de pacientes psiquiátricos internados entre instituições que oferecem crise psiquiátrica serviços de urgência e aqueles que não o fazem por tipo de instalação. As análises mostram que instituições psiquiátricas privadas prazo que operam a CIT ou serviço walk-in de emergência psiquiátrica relataram mais pacientes recebem cuidados em regime de internamento do que as instalações que relataram não enquanto as instalações administradas pelo governo que operam a CIT ou walk-in serviço relataram menos pacientes do que instalações que relataram nenhum CIT ou serviço walk-in. Estes resultados sugerem uma diferença no tipo de instalação que pode ser influenciando o número de pacientes que recebem tratamento hospitalar. Outras investigações devem considerar as características das instalações e dos dados demográficos da população que servem como fatores de internação em hospitais psiquiátricos. ; ABSTRACT: Psychiatric crisis intervention teams (CITs) are growing throughout the United States. International research on the effectiveness of CITs in decreasing admissions to psychiatric hospitals has shown mixed results. Research in the US is limited to descriptions of a small number of high-quality CITs and examinations of their effectiveness on the community level. This study uses a national sample of 1,887 inpatient psychiatric facilities from the National Mental Health Services Survey to examine (1) the difference in number of inpatient psychiatric patients between facilities implementing a CIT and those that do not by facility type and (2) the difference in number of inpatient psychiatric patients between facilities offering psychiatric crisis walk-in services and those that do not by facility type. Analyses show that private-run psychiatric facilities that operate a CIT or psychiatric emergency walk-in service reported more patients receiving inpatient care than facilities that reported they did not while government-run facilities that operate a CIT or walk-in service reported less patients than facilities that reported no CIT or walk-in service. These results suggest a difference in type of facility that may be influencing the number of patients receiving inpatient treatment. Further investigation should consider characteristics of facilities and demographics of the population they serve as factors in admission to psychiatric hospitals.

We are submitting a proposal to the City of Missoula that details our plan on providing additional support for the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), through the implementation of two data collectors. Through working with the program QUEST (Questions for Undergraduates Exploring Social Topics), we researched the issue of drug addiction in Missoula. This research included meeting with government officials who were previously tasked with leading the CIT, utilizing information from various accredited databases, and consulting expert faculty members at the University of Montana. The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is a nationally adopted program intended to improve first responder interactions in many mental health and addiction based crises. The CIT has demonstrated efficacy in keeping those with mental illnesses and drug abuse issues out of jail and into more treatment based curriculums. In January 2020, the City of Missoula accepted a grant that created a full-time director position to lead the CIT. Until this point, it was solely run by volunteers. Although this is a step in the right direction, there is a lack of foundational support for this single position. The purpose of the data collectors would be to both support the new director, and to collect essential data that can potentially be used to expose the CIT to more funding. Data collection in other locations has revealed the capability of CIT to aid addiction and mental health crises, and we want data from Missoula to reflect this national standard.

Crises and interventions often generate opportunities for profitable business activities. This can have a significant effect on the outcomes of interventions. This article explores how economic interests can create crises and how the nature of interventions may be shaped by business interests. It looks further at the macroeconomic consequences of crises, the possibilities of corruption and neo-imperialism. Reference is made to examples of crises and interventions that illustrate these political economic concerns.

In 2007, former Prime Minister John Howard announced the Northern Territory (NT) National Emergency Response, known as the NT Intervention. The emergency measures included a package of changes to welfare provision, law enforcement, land tenure and other measures. The package was the Federal government's response to the publication of Little Children are Sacred Report, a Territory government report that found neglect and abuse of Aboriginal children had reached crisis levels. Although the measures received bipartisan parliamentary support, the methodology used in the Response has been criticised as paternalistic in nature and top-down in approach. In particular, critics have noted the lack of consultation with Aboriginal community leaders and exclusion of community based programs (CBPs). Whilst the political resolve to address Indigenous disadvantage has been welcomed, many people are calling for a redirection in approach, in order to be more inclusive of Indigenous aspiration and build upon the capacity of communities. A further concern is that the Emergency Measures have not dealt with issues regarding sexual abuse and family violence in a 'whole of community' approach. Rather, there has been an emphasis on compulsory and blanket policies across all prescribed communities. Commentators have noted, that whilst a government response is required, policies need to engage all levels of the community and adapt to their circumstantial needs. In addressing sexual abuse and family violence in Indigenous communities, policy mechanisms need to confront all levels of the problem. Whilst the provision of basic services is essential, providing culturally appropriate and tailored responses ultimately leads to more sustainable outcomes. Across Australia, there are many examples of CBPs that have demonstrated promising practices and provide lessons for success. They demonstrate the critical need to confront family violence in a way that reinforces the inherent worth and dignity of Indigenous peoples. They also provide an important role in informing policy, and keeping governments accountable . It is within this context that the report considers, firstly, the role CBPs can play in providing valuable lessons for success and secondly, how community initiatives can be communicated in the Emergency measures so the measures can be more effective on the ground and build the capacity and strengthen self determination of Indigenous communities.

Now that the opposition Syrian National Council has begun calling for international military intervention and an arms embargo, further military escalation of the crisis appears inevitable. This exacerbates the dilemma for international politics: Either Western governments accept the failure of their efforts to contain the conflict, and allow events to escalate into full-blown civil war with casualties running into the thousands. Or they weigh up the options for military engagement, with all the associated battlefield risks and political uncertainties

Part of a Swiss National Research Program study addresses victim perceptions of racist violence in French-speaking Switzerland to argue that a victim-oriented perspective provides a better understanding of racist acts. Data were obtained from calls made to a racist hotline, 1995-98. A quantitative analysis of the calls was complemented by a qualitative study of selected cases followed up by hotline personnel over several weeks or months. William Thomas's (1966) interactionist perspective is drawn upon to introduce a typology of racist violence based on victim-perpetrator interaction as initially reported to the hotline. Power & organization are defined as two crucial dimensions of the victim-perpetrator relationship, with power described as either formal or informal, & the level of organization delineated as that expressed either by a structured institution, or by a nonaligned individual. Excerpts from actual calls are used to illustrate examples of institutional violence, power abuse, "doctrinaire organized violence," & interpersonal violence. The impact of Swiss immigration policy on racist acts is discussed & suggestions are made for future research. 1 Table, 29 References. J. Lindroth

The real estate market crash was a major contributor in creating the dismal global economic situation. The paper reviews the options of the homeowners in debt and the government's actions to stimulate the real estate market.

Introduces selected papers concerned with the discovery of HIV in the blood supply in six West European countries. With the discovery that HIV was in the blood supply & was being transmitted to hemophiliacs & recipients of blood transfusions, policymakers had to change regular routines & standard operating procedures in an atmosphere of fast adaptation that involved quick learning not typical of government bureaucracies. Prompt action was required in a situation of great uncertainty & amidst contradictory information. Within four years, the advanced industrial nations had adopted preventive measures. Both the speed in stopping the transmission of a disease & the controversy raised were unprecedented. Contributors seek to discover why such an apparent medical success could be considered a political failure & why the blood crisis was considered a political failure in some countries, but not others. 2 Tables. L. A. Hoffman

We model unique state interventions to rescue commercial banks during the 2008-09 global financial crisis with the complementary binary logistic model that accommodates their skewed distribution. Our findings show that large and illiquid banks, and banks from countries with weak regulations, and weak shareholder and creditor rights are more likely to receive state interventions. These findings remain robust to a restricted definition of state intervention, alternative measures of bank fundamentals, placebo estimations, counterfactual sampling with propensity scores, bank and country sample splits, and the standard logistic model. These bank and incremental country level predictors can help regulators and supervisors limit future state interventions. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion