Emotional Distress and Crisis Response
Guide on Seclusion and Restraint
National Association of State Mental Health Planning Directors Guide on Seclusion and Restraint (pdf, 246KB, 35 pages) This paper is intended to assist the attorneys and risk managers who advise behavioral health facilities. In particular,
Practice Guidelines: Core Elements in Responding to Mental Health Crises
Individuals experiencing mental health crises may encounter an array of professionals and nonprofessionals trying to intervene and help: family members, peers, health care personnel, police, advocates, clergy, educators, and others. Their approaches in assisting those
Research Study Finds Unlocked, Mental Health Consumer-Managed, Crisis Residential Programs Produce Better Results Than Locked, Inpatient Facilities
For adults with severe psychiatric problems, consumer-managed residential programs may be the way to go, a study suggests. A 2008 American Journal of Community Psychology study compared the effectiveness of an unlocked, mental health consumer-managed,
Becoming Dialogical: Psychotherapy or a Way of Life?
"After birth the first thing we learn is becoming a participant in dialogue. We are born in relations and those relations become our structure. Intersubjectivity is the basis of human experience and dialogue the way
Inner and Outer Voices in Family and Network Therapy
A paper on the Open Dialogue approach: "In this paper three main themes are considered. First, I analyse the importance of the present moment in family therapy. Second, I explore the polyphony of voices as
Emotional CPR (eCPR)
Emotional CPR (eCPR) is an educational program designed to teach people to assist others through an emotional crisis by three simple steps: C = Connecting P = emPowering, and R = Revitalizing. Visit the website