Crisis Bed Registries to Assist People with Urgent Mental Health Needs | SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Crisis Bed Registries to Assist People with Urgent Mental Health Needs | SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Crisis Bed Registries to Assist People with Urgent Mental Health Needs 

SAMHSA and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors are working to create a registry of crisis intervention beds for people with serious mental illness (SMI) in need. A shortage of inpatient beds and lack of knowledge of bed availability is a major barrier to adequate care for people with SMI. Twenty-three states are participating in this new initiative funded by SAMHSA to establish and/or expand comprehensive, psychiatric crisis bed registry programs.