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environmental risk assessment for outpatient behavioral health

Creating Safe Spaces: How to Conduct an Environmental Risk Assessment for Outpatient Behavioral Health Settings 

Increasingly, care delivery occurs in outpatient environments—Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs), Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHPs), and office-based therapy settings—where clients may be acutely ill, at elevated risk of harm to self or others, and navigating...

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ED boarding of psychiatric patients

Beyond the Wait:  Compassionate and Compliant ED Boarding of Psychiatric Patients

Emergency departments are often the first—and sometimes only—point of access for individuals in psychiatric crises. But when inpatient psychiatric beds, crisis services, or outpatient programs are unavailable, patients may wait in the emergency department (ED) for...

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behavioral healthcare CEO Transition

The Crucial Role of Accreditation and Regulatory Support After a CEO Transition

A CEO transition is a pivotal moment for any psychiatric hospital, behavioral health, or human services organization. In healthcare, this leadership change can ripple through all facets of the institution, including the critical areas of accreditation and regulatory...

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