Availability of behavioral health crisis care and associated changes in emergency department utilization.

Ashlyn Burns Joshua R VestNir MenachemiOlena MazurenkoPaul I MuseyMichelle P SalyersValerie A Yeager

Published in: Health services research (2024)

Walk-in crisis stabilization services were associated with reductions in MBD-related ED utilization. Decision-makers looking to reduce MBD-related ED utilization should consider increasing access to this promising alternative model.

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