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.
With the help of Pulsara, some young patients can be safely taken directly from the scene to behavioral health facilities
Cape Fear Valley MIH collaborates with community organizations to enhance care for mental health and substance use challenges
Monitoring AVPU and other vital signs will help determine if the patient is improving, worsening or responding to treatment
Dowload the industry report for insights into EMS staffing and operation trends, and how providers are thinking about career longevity
Health Department officials have seen a steady increase in 988 calls over the last two years
University Hospitals is using a $3M grant to improve the EMS response to mental health crisis calls
First H.E.L.P. is honoring first responders who have died by suicide, ensuring they are remembered for how they lived, not how they died
Durham’s HEART clinicians, working with paramedics and police officers, see a citywide expansion of operations
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury released a report detailing the history of two crisis response teams and their future funding
St. Petersburg and Denver officials see success in new responses to behavioral health calls
Funds for Evanston’s Crisis Alternative Response Evanston team will help enhance mental health interventions
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler promoted funding to spare the non-police intervention service
Agencies in Lima and Allen County work on peer support, EAP and training to help their public safety personnel
AMR’s ‘Freddie’ helps EMTs, paramedics deal with traumatic calls
Missoula’s Crisis Intervention Team training is based on actual incidents and focuses on communication, inter-agency networking
First responder nutrition experts share how healthy snacking, making over your food environment and mindset fuel your body for both wellness and performance. Part of First Responder Wellness Week.
Crawfordsville IN’s nationally-recognized MIH program expands the traditional scope of emergency care to encompass mental and physical wellness, education and community resources
RAND report finds 911 and 988 mental health hotline require coordination from law enforcement, mental health specialists and others to promote interoperability
Assistant EMS Chief Peter Hsiao said the practice of sending a psychiatric response team was “sound in theory” but not in practice
Officials in Akron announced the formation of the Summit County Outreach Team program
Taking the concept of the right care, to the right person at the right resource to a new level
Inside Health 34 – UC Davis Fire’s mobile approach to non-emergent support and service navigation
An inside look at Guilford County’s award-winning program response to low-acuity and behavioral health calls
Colorado Springs Paramedic Nicholas Fisher tackled Dizmang and placed him in a headlock
Washington County suit states dispatchers sent law enforcement to crisis calls first before crisis workers
A man jumped out of the ambulance, assaulted a police officer and refused commands to drop a metal object
First responders can search for providers by by location, areas of expertise, accepted insurance, licensure and telehealth
Funding will help add mental health professionals to calls for help, provide appropriate treatment to individuals in crisis
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
