National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care

$40.00 | CE Hours:8.00

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CE Course Description

Research indicates that there has been a recent rise in behavioral health crises in the U.S. As a result, there has been a push within the current health care system to adopt new methods and strategies to address such crises. With that in mind, this course will review the National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care, as well as related documents and toolkits, to build awareness among health care professionals so they may best serve patients experiencing a behavioral health crisis.  

Author:  Lead authors - Paul Galdys, Debra Pinals, M.D., Kevin Martone, Kristin Neylon, Rebecca Boss, Robert Shaw, Sharon Hoover, and Margie Balfour. This work was developed under Task 2.2 of NASMHPD’s Technical Assistance Coalition contract/task order,HHSS283201200021I/HHS28342003T and funded by the Center for Mental Health Services/Substance Abuseand Mental Health Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services through the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (August 2020)
 
Recommended Citation:  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Crisis Services: Meeting Needs, Saving Lives. HHS Publication No. PEP20-08-01-001. Center for Mental Health Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services through the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (August 2020)
 
References:
  1. Wan W. The coronavirus pandemic is pushing America into a mental health crisis. Wash. Post. 2020
  2. Noguchi Y. Flood Of Calls And Texts To Crisis Hotlines Reflects Americans’ Rising Anxiety [Internet].2020; Available from: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/04/847841791/flood-of-calls-and-texts-to-crisis-hotlines-reflects-americans-rising-anxiety
  3. The Role and Impact of Law Enforcement in Transporting Individuals with Severe Mental Illness, a National Survey. Treatment Advocacy Center Road-Runners. 2020
  4. Watson AC, Compton MT, Pope LT. Crisis Response Services for People with Mental Illnesses or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Review of the Literature on Police-based and Other FirstResponse Models. 2019

CE Course Objectives

  1. Recognize concepts included in the National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care, as well as those related to crisis services.
  2. Examine health crisis care for individuals experiencing homelessness.
  3. Identify strategies that use technology to improve the delivery of behavioral health crisis services in the U.S., while exploring the impact of such technology.
  4. Evaluate methods of addressing substance use in behavioral health crisis care, while obtaining insight into the legal issues in crisis services.
  5. Differentiate specific concepts related to the financing of mental health crisis services, as well as the unique needs of diverse populations, and means of improving the child and adolescent crisis system.

CE Outline with Main Points

  1. Introduction
  2. Overview
  3. Core Services and Guidelines for Care
  4. Unique Challenges Rural and Frontier
  5. Funding Crisis Care
  6. Crisis Service Coding
  7. Assessing Adequacy of System Capacity
  8. Tips for System Implementation
  9. System Evaluation Tools
  10. Marketing and Communication Efforts
  11. Conclusion
  12. Continuous Quality Improvement
  13. Addendum
  14. Visuals 
Total Time: 8 Hours
Course Level: Introductory

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Added On: 08/01/2020

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