Medical student at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor.
2020-2021 fellow for the Council of Social Work Education Minority Fellowship Program.
AMA J Ethics. 2022 Aug 1;24(8):E788-794. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.788.
Clinicians cannot always directly or effectively engage patients experiencing mental health crises. This article considers the common practice of relying upon law enforcement personnel to facilitate mental health checks and considers its implications for Black patients. An antiracist approach to decriminalizing acute exacerbations of mental illness requires clinicians' engagement in educating, training, and policymaking. This article recommends strategies for effective real-time communication before, during, and after a 911 call involving a person experiencing a mental health crisis.
临床医生并不总能直接或有效地接触到有心理健康危机的患者。本文考虑了依靠执法人员来促进心理健康检查的常见做法，并考虑了其对黑人患者的影响。将精神疾病急性发作非刑罪化的反种族主义方法需要临床医生参与教育、培训和政策制定。本文建议了在涉及经历心理健康危机的人员的 911 电话之前、期间和之后进行有效实时沟通的策略。
