Over the last several years responding to calls for patients in mental health crisis has been highlighted across the country. Since 2018, Federal agencies involved in crisis response have been planning for the new Suicide & Crisis Lifeline rollout. In the summer of 2022, 988—a new three-digit number—went live across the country. The next phase of building out an improved crisis response system involves improved mobile crisis response. What does that mean for EMS? Are there new resources for crisis response in your community? Do those providing crisis services understand EMS in your community? Now is the time to collaborate to improve behavioral health in your community. In this session, participants will learn EMS’s role and how it is critical not just in response but also in prevention.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe 988 and the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe mobile crisis and common modalities.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify where EMS clinicians can find innovative models of crisis response collaboration in different types of settings.