Behavioral health emergencies

“Treat them like a person”: An exploration of behavioral health emergencies and stigma in the emergency medical services.

“…BHEs in this context have been defined as an acute change in conduct that results in a behavior that is intolerable for the patient, family, or society (Bledsoe, 1994). Changes may range from the inability to cope with a stressful situation to people who are suicidal, agitated, or violent and may present a danger to themselves or others (Reich & Ng, 2021).…”