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Meanwhile I've been reading this New Yorker piece this morning: https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/reinventing-the-er-for-americas-mental-heal

Meanwhile I've been reading this New Yorker piece this morning: https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/reinventing-the-er-for-americas-mental-health-crisis https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/reinven... Reinventing the E.R. For America's Mental Health Crisis (subtitle: EmPATH units are advancing a radically new approach to psychiatric emergencies. It seems to be working.)

tudorw 3y ago
I'm all for re-inventing psychiatric care, however, this part of the article seems to cast doubt on the true efficacy of the approach; '2009 Alameda placed 11.0 involuntary holds per 1,000 population, while the next highest county in California only placed 6.4 per 1,000 population'