Journal article
The Association between Mental Health-Related 911 Calls and the Mental Health Professional Shortage in New York City
Journal of urban health, Vol.100(5), pp.914-923
10/01/2023
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00777-0
PMCID: PMC10618136
PMID: 37640987
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MH HPSAs) and mental health-related 911 calls in New York City. Negative binomial regression models were used to estimate the relationship between MH HPSAs and MH 911 calls after adjusting for the population size and other neighborhood characteristics. The study found that neighborhoods designated as MH HPSAs had higher MH 911 calls compared to non-shortage areas, with a 27% increase in expected MH 911 calls after adjustment. Moreover, the results indicated that neighborhoods with higher rates of homelessness and poverty generated more MH 911 calls. The findings suggest a need to improve access to mental health services to reduce the burden on police and emergency services for crisis interventions in areas with limited resources.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Association between Mental Health-Related 911 Calls and the Mental Health Professional Shortage in New York City
- Creators
- Byunggu Kang - University at Albany, State University of New YorkYi-Fang Lu - George Mason University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban health, Vol.100(5), pp.914-923
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11524-023-00777-0
- PMID
- 37640987
- PMCID
- PMC10618136
- NLM abbreviation
- J Urban Health
- ISSN
- 1099-3460
- eISSN
- 1468-2869
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- No funding or grants are associated with this article.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985132185102771
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