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Tag: psychiatric advance directive

The image shows a hospital staff worker using a computer in a patient waiting area. At times, mental health patients in crisis can wait in emergency rooms under involuntary commitment for days or weeks for an available psychiatric bed.
Posted inMental Health

What happens when you take someone in a mental health crisis to the E.R.?

by Taylor Knopf September 8, 2023September 7, 2023

Editor’s note: This article references self harm and suicide. Please use caution when reading. There are several mental health support resources listed at the end of this article. By Taylor Knopf When a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis, families often go to their local emergency room for help. This can set off […]

we see a man in a suit and tie facing the camera. He's listening to a man talking about his psychiatric advance directive and we see only the back of his head.
Posted inMental Health

Health providers sometimes ignore mental health patients’ documented wishes during treatment

by Taylor Knopf February 7, 2023February 6, 2023
two women who are peer support specialists stand in front of a wall
Posted inMental Health

For mental health support, NC hospital hires those who live with it

by Taylor Knopf July 18, 2019July 18, 2019
we see the back of the head of a white man, a younger African American woman is facing the camera, speaking to him. She looks like she's explaining something.
Posted inMental Health

New Push to Help Mental Health Patients Determine Their Treatment in Emergencies

by Rose Hoban November 14, 2018September 6, 2022
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Legislature Moves to Reduce Psychiatric Boarding in Hospital Emergency Rooms

by Rose Hoban June 19, 2018September 19, 2022

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