The "crisis" crisis: Emergency department use and community resources in North Carolina's behavioral health crisis system

Vicario, M.

North Carolina Medical Journal 73(3): 216-218

2012


ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2559
PMID: 22779159
Document Number: 658405
An unprecedented number of North Carolinians are coming to hospital emergency departments with behavioral health needs. There are significant delays after emergency treatment as the patient awaits placement in an inpatient facility often requirig the patient to be "boarded" in the hospital. Any viable solution to this "crisis" crisis will require significant community collaboration.

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