This issue brief addresses the state's emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for a person to be involuntarily held for a 72-hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent danger to self or others, or appears to be gravely disabled.

This was the third-year submission of the Foothills Behavioral Health Partners (FBHP) Reducing ED Utilization for Youth PIP. This topic addressed CMS' requirements related to quality outcomes--specifically, access to, and quality of, care and services. The purpose of this study was to reduce the rate of emergency department (ED) visits for a covered mental health diagnosis that did not result in a hospitalization within 24 hours of the ED visit.

"Responding to Psychological Emergencies : A Field Guide is a quick reference source for rapid intervention and mitigation of psychologically based emergencies. The guide provides a user-friendly, cross referenced, pragmatic reference guide to a variety of psychological maladies that are encountered by those delivering services in emergency situations." "The field guide furnishes you with the tools and information that enhance service delivery through...