As a woman who has lived in both urban and rural areas, I'm always very aware of my personal safety. However, I can still ...

A hospital in southern Missouri says it is providing all staff members with personal panic buttons following a disturbing rise in violent assaults by patients. The Cox Medical Center in Branson, ...

Cox Medical Center Branson (Mo.) will equip staff members with personal panic buttons to protect against violent patients, according to NBC News. According to hospital data, violent attacks against ...

The number of states and localities with panic button laws is small but growing as incidents like the Manhattan office building shooting in July raise concerns over worksite violence. “It takes an ...

Immediate help in a school shooting or other crisis will soon be a few clicks away for Broward school employees, even if they don’t have access to their phone. The school district is buying panic ...

A software glitch is delaying a plan to expand the use of panic buttons for medical or safety emergencies to all Wake County Public School System schools. The Rave Panic Button pilot program ran from ...

The city will spend $1.6 million to put panic buttons in hundreds of bodegas after a string of recent violent deli incidents, Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday. Up to 500 of the devices will be ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two Tennessee moms and co-founders of the nonprofit, Make Our Schools Safe (MOSS) TN hope lawmakers pass a bill this upcoming session mandating wearable panic buttons for ...