Promoting Antiracist Mental Health Crisis Responses.
Journal
AMA journal of ethics
ISSN: 2376-6980
Titre abrégé: AMA J Ethics
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101649265
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 08 2022
01 08 2022
Historique:
entrez:
17
8
2022
pubmed:
18
8
2022
medline:
20
8
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Clinicians cannot always directly or effectively engage patients experiencing mental health crises. This article considers the common practice of relying upon law enforcement personnel to facilitate mental health checks and considers its implications for Black patients. An antiracist approach to decriminalizing acute exacerbations of mental illness requires clinicians' engagement in educating, training, and policymaking. This article recommends strategies for effective real-time communication before, during, and after a 911 call involving a person experiencing a mental health crisis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35976937
pii: amajethics.2022.788
doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.788
doi:
pii:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
E788-794Informations de copyright
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