Police, ambulance and psychiatric co-response versus usual care for mental health and suicide emergency callouts: A quasi-experimental study.

Susanna Every-PalmerAlice Hyun Min KimLauren CloutmanSilke Kuehl

Published in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2022)

Co-response intervention increased the likelihood of mental health crises being resolved in the community and reduced hospitalisations. Benefits were sustained at 1 month.

Keyphrases

mental health
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randomized controlled trial
emergency department
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