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September 02, 2008
Improving Emergency Department and Community Care for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
A report funded by the Blaustein and Stulman Charitable Foundations was developed by the Maryland Disability Law Center and the Center for Public Representation.
It utilized surveys and focus groups, and was assisted by the Mental Health Association of Maryland, On Our Own representatives of the Maryland Hospital Association, several hospitals in the region, the Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration and Core Service Agencies.
In several sections there was high praise for the Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. of Baltimore City which was recognized by the Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry's Outstanding Merit Award in 2006.
At one point the report concludes: "A model that should be replicated exists in Baltimore City with BCRI, which has mobile teams to conduct assessments of persons in psychiatric distress. People assessed as appropriate for a crisis bed are taken directly to the residential crisis program. Another significant aspect of BCRI is that it operates detox beds, so that persons needing to detox can do so under medical supervision and then, if necessary, transfer to a crisis be in the same facility."
Related Links:
- Report Information at the Maryland Disability law Center (includes how to get a copy of the report)
Posted by admin at September 2, 2008 12:26 PM