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We should think twice before calling 911 for people experiencing a mental health crisis, advocated Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Rupinder Legha

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PLOS

We should think twice before calling 911 for people experiencing a mental health crisis, advocated Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Rupinder Legha, who describes the potential risks of relying on emergency services in the US for mental health crisis management.

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.0000084

Article Title: Reconsidering calling 911: Is it time to set a new standard for mental health crisis response?

Author Countries: United States

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.


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