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Voluntary Registries: Filling the Critical Information Gap in First Response to Mental Health Crises
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2022
Abstract
We argue that voluntary mental health registries integrated into the 9-1-1 system, where patients and caregivers can establish a repository of this information, will help fill this information gap by enabling first responders to quickly understand the context of a call for service with a mental health component, and to make better informed decisions. Despite valid concerns about privacy, stigma, and the potential misuse of protected health information, such registries, if carefully designed and administered, can improve the health outcomes of 9-1-1 calls for service involving mental health-related crises.
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- Independent Articles: Commentary
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- Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 50 , Issue 2: Commercial Speech and Commercial Determinants of Health , Summer 2022 , pp. 364 - 367
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- © 2022 The Author(s)
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