Behavioral Health
EMS providers are often called to respond to patients experiencing behavioral health emergencies and mental health concerns. In the Behavioral Health topic, find expert analysis into managing acutely agitated patients, responding to excited delirium patients, legal concerns and grant funding for mental health responses.
Monitoring AVPU and other vital signs will help determine if the patient is improving, worsening or responding to treatment
Crawfordsville IN鈥檚 nationally-recognized MIH program expands the traditional scope of emergency care to encompass mental and physical wellness, education and community resources
Taking the concept of the right care, to the right person at the right resource to a new level
The Dallas Police Department finished reviewing a public integrity investigation that cleared Brad Cox
Therapeutic Transportation teams are intended to free up police, EMS providers and firefighters, as well as assist in alleviating hospital overcrowding
Proponents also say the Crisis Response Unit reduced the number of people who were brought to jail or the ER and helped reduce violent crime
Each STAR team, which consists of a paramedic and a mental health professional, responds to mental health 911 calls throughout the city
Every state must prepare for the nationwide 988 system that launches in July
ImageTrend鈥檚 report focuses on the prehospital setting and looks at how the incidents have changed across age groups and regions
The SAMHSA program is intended to address mental and substance use disorders
A Crisis Car pilot program is pairing three disciplines: police, mental health and EMS to respond to behavioral emergencies
Drs. Antevy, Piehl, Spiro, Scheppke, Bernstein and Kupas discuss ketamine and other sedatives, and how to minimize risk when administering
The mobile crisis intervention class is planned to run three times a year with cohorts made up of participants from municipalities, nonprofits and community groups
Many 911 call centers face challenges determining whether a response should involve law enforcement, EMS, or a more specialized response when available
Knowing how to intervene when a colleague is going off the rails could save their career and protect the agency鈥檚 reputation
The 988 mental health crisis dialing code goes live July 16. The experts outline what to expect
A Pew Trusts survey revealed limited training and options for dispatching specialized responses
The CDC division is seeking evidence-based responses from employers, unions, workers, researchers, treatment providers and government agencies
The Behavioral Health & Social Service Initiatives director at American Ambulance joins the podcast
The Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program will send a separate team of EMTs and community health workers to nonviolent homeless-related 911 calls
4 Postvention strategies to help EMS members process and cope after experiencing a suicide loss
The Aurora Mobile Response Team will pair a licensed mental health clinician from Aurora Mental Health with a paramedic from Falck Rocky Mountain
EMS attorneys Stephen Wirth and Douglas Wolfberg discuss the legal analysis of the charges brought against Colorado firefighter-medics in the Elijah McClain case
The unique partnership is an attempt to decrease emergency services contacts with individuals who are better served by mental health professionals
In its first 18 days, the pilot program in Columbus handled 56 incidents, sending EMS providers to non-threatening calls that would otherwise go to police
Under the new law, police will no longer be the primary responders to welfare checks or psychiatric calls unless a crime has been committed
As part of the Community Assistance Response program, paramedics and mental health professionals, rather than police, are at the forefront of non-violent crisis calls
The impact COVID-19 had, and didn鈥檛 have, the changes we鈥檙e embracing and the change providers want to see
Denver鈥檚 Support Team Assisted Response program pairs police officers with mental health professionals for some 911 responses
The RapidSOS web-based tool will enable responders to connect patients with the best resources
The pilot program launched Tuesday after being delayed for more than a year
Officials say Dijimon Kelly, 22, was suffering from mental health problems when he jumped out of an ambulance on Friday
