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. 2019 Apr;55(3):375-384.
doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0237-9. Epub 2018 Jan 27.

"Psychological Boarding" and Community-Based Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization

Dhrubodhi Mukherjee  1 , Verletta Saxon  2   3
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"Psychological Boarding" and Community-Based Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization

Dhrubodhi Mukherjee et al. Community Ment Health J. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

This exploratory paper presents a case study where a community based mental health organization forging a partnership with a local hospital system to establish a crisis stabilization unit (CSU) to address behavioral health emergency care. The study takes a mixed methods case study approach to address two research questions; (a) did this approach reduce the overall length of stay in the hospital emergency departments? (b) What challenges did the taskforce face in implementing this CSU model? The paper shares recommendation from the findings.

Keywords: Behavioral health emergencies; Community; Crisis stabilization; Hospital; Rural.

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