When decreased funding for mental health care
Emergency
began in the 2000’s, increasing numbers of mental
Department.
health patients, with increasingly acute needs, began
However, Jeff
arriving at a steady pace in emergency rooms all
initiated some
over the country. Emergency Services Director for
very unique and beneficial features for this patient
UNC Hospitals, Jeff Strickler, responded with a
population.
recommendation to implement the approach some
other hospitals were using, called a Behavioral Health
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