Reducing mental health emergency department visits through community-based assessment services. A controlled time-series analysis in the city of Lyon, France

Guillaume Barbalat, Romane De Rozario and Nicolas Franck

Health Policy, 2025, vol. 161, issue C

Abstract: The mental health burden on Emergency Departments (EDs) is significant. Community-based mental health services are key to lowering ED visits by addressing mental health needs proactively.

Keywords: mental health; community-based assessment service; emergency department; community services; triage process; waiting times; controlled interrupted time series; distributed lag non-linear modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105419

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