Today, Dr. Charles Browning sits down to talk with Sheree Lowe, vice-president of behavioral health at the California Hospital Association. Lowe highlights that because California lacks 24/7 mental health emergency services, it forces people into a choke point of emergency departments during the involuntary care commitment process. She shares with
How COVID-19 is impacting communities: Kevin Fisher, executive director for NAMI Michigan, told The Detroit News that mental health providers in the state are starting to see the effects. It’s resulted in a surge in mental health demands, with calls to the state’s crisis lines up 80%. The problem for
#COVID19: A system of core no-wrong-door, behavioral health crisis care continuum services deployed directly to those in need can reduce hundreds of thousands of emergency room visits for people in psychiatric distress.
Behavioral health crisis services are a vital player to decrease community exposure for people in psychological distress, diverting them from emergency departments overburdened by COVID-19.
Trillium’s decision to increase Medicaid rates during a national emergency gives crisis service providers critical flexibility, allowing them to meet the growing needs of the community at a time when professional resources—as staff face their own challenges related to COVID-19—become strained.Trillium’s decision to increase Medicaid rates during a national emergency
Sue Ann Atkerson, CEO of Behavioral Health Link, testifies before Congress on 988, specifically on H.R. 4194, the “National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019.”
Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use at SAMHSA, says that the report “finally offers our communities true National Guidelines for Crisis Care within a user-friendly Best Practice Toolkit.”
Senator Steve O'Ban talks about healthcare integration, diversion, and expanding crisis care in Pierce County, Washington.
Singer Keith England had just finished his Sunday evening gig at the Standing Room in Hermosa Beach, California. It was about 9:30 p.m. when he began heading down Pier Ave. and crossed paths with a young man who asked him for help.
As rates of suicide rise in the United States, Dr. Schoenbaum says tracking survival is essential to creating a benchmark even to begin to understand why, and determining what improves outcomes also will require monitoring. He says without tracking, the field of mental health is plagued with a litany of
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