In 2020, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's "National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care" report gave unprecedented attention to crisis observation and stabilization units. While state regulations vary greatly for this level of care, common definitions and function are crucial to improving treatment approach and outcomes. In this brief presentation, learn the results of a national survey of crisis stabilization and observation units, revealing places of common design and function and recommendations for uniform practice standards.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will understand the 23-hour crisis stabilization model of behavioral health crisis care and its national variations and iterations.
Participants will be able to identify two treatment criteria and three preferred outcomes for crisis stabilization
Participants will be able to articulate crisis stabilization & observation's place in the ideal crisis continuum, including its strengths and limitations amidst the other programs and services available
