Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4936483 | Children and Youth Services Review | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to describe a best practice model of care for children's mobile crisis services in Connecticut: Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS). EMPS responds to homes, schools, emergency departments and other community locations to provide children and their families with mobile crisis stabilization, assessment and brief intervention, and referral and linkage to ongoing care. The system is comprised of a statewide network of contracted providers, a statewide Call Center to manage and triage incoming referrals, and a Performance Improvement Center to provide data analysis, reporting, quality improvement, and standardized training. Data collected since 2009 demonstrate high service utilization, consistently high mobility rates, and rapid response times as well as statistically significant improvements in child outcomes. The paper discusses the role of mobile crisis services within a comprehensive continuum of behavioral health care for children and families.
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Authors
Jeffrey J. Ph.D., Jack J. Ph.D., LCSW, Timothy M. LCSW, Kristina LCSW,