ER video calls aim to transform suicide prevention

NCT ID NCT04800029

Summary

This study tested whether using video calls to connect emergency room patients at risk for suicide with mental health specialists could improve their care. It involved over 32,000 adults in Massachusetts emergency rooms. The goal was to see if this approach provided better, faster access to expert help and could safely reduce unnecessary psychiatric hospitalizations.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UMass Chan Medical School

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

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