Reduction of time peace officers wait at the ER with persons in need of Psychiatric Crisis Services Obtaining physical medicine and behavioral health services from the same location (integrated health) – Access to lower cost psychiatric prescriptions Good housing that is available to low income persons or families that is also safe and ADA Transportation to get to and from home and work, store, and appointments Section II: Psychiatric Emergency Plan The Psychiatric Emergency Plan is intended to ensure that stakeholders with a direct role in psychiatric emergencies have a shared understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and procedures that will enable them to coordinate their efforts and effectively use available resources. The Psychiatric Emergency Plan entails a collaborative review of existing crisis response activities and development of a coordinated plan for how the community will respond to psychiatric emergencies in a way that is responsive to the needs and priorities of consumers and their families. The planning effort also provides an opportunity to identify and prioritize critical gaps in the community’s emergency response system. Planning should consider all available resources, including projects funded through the 2015 Crisis and Inpatient Needs and Capacity Assessments. The HB 3793 Advisory Panel identified the following stakeholder groups as essential participants in developing the Psychiatric Emergency Plan: Law enforcement (police/sheriff and jails) Hospitals/emergency departments Judiciary, including mental health and probate courts Prosecutors and public defenders Other crisis service providers Users of crisis services and their family members Most LMHAs are actively engaged with these stakeholders on an ongoing basis, and the plan will reflect and build upon these continuing conversations, including those related to the 2015 Crisis Needs and Capacity Assessment.
Reduction of time peace officers wait at the ER with persons in need of Psychiatric Crisis Services Obtaining physical medicine and behavioral health services from the same location – (integrated health) Access to lower cost psychiatric prescriptions Good housing that is available to low income persons or families that is also safe and ADA Transportation to get to and from home and work, store, and appointments Section II: Psychiatric Emergency Plan The Psychiatric Emergency Plan is intended to ensure that stakeholders with a direct role in psychiatric emergencies have a shared understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and procedures that will enable them to coordinate their efforts and effectively use available resources. The Psychiatric Emergency Plan entails a collaborative review of existing crisis response activities and development of a coordinated plan for how the community will respond to psychiatric emergencies in a way that is responsive to the needs and priorities of consumers and their families. The planning effort also provides an opportunity to identify and prioritize critical gaps in the community’s emergency response system. Planning should consider all available resources, including projects funded through the 2015 Crisis and Inpatient Needs and Capacity Assessments. The HB 3793 Advisory Panel identified the following stakeholder groups as essential participants in developing the Psychiatric Emergency Plan: Law enforcement (police/sheriff and jails) Hospitals/emergency departments Judiciary, including mental health and probate courts Prosecutors and public defenders Other crisis service providers Users of crisis services and their family members Most LMHAs are actively engaged with these stakeholders on an ongoing basis, and the plan will reflect and build upon these continuing conversations, including those related to the 2015 Crisis Needs and Capacity Assessment.
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