These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed


  • Title: The crisis intervention team: a revolutionary tool for law enforcement: the psychiatric-mental health nursing perspective.
    Author: Ellis HA.
    Journal: J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv; 2011 Nov; 49(11):37-43; quiz 45. PubMed ID: 22007851.
    Abstract:
    Effective management of people who are in mental health crisis in the community has gained national concern from the standpoint of law enforcement. This article addresses a revolutionary concept known as the Crisis Intervention Team, which teaches law enforcement personnel how to safely approach and de-escalate people who are experiencing a mental health crisis and get them safely to treatment.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]