Mental health crisis means an incident in which someone with an actual or perceived mental illness is experiencing intense feelings of personal distress (e.g., anxiety, depression, anger, fear, panic, hopelessness), obvious changes in functioning (e.g., neglect of personal hygiene, unusual behavior) and/or catastrophic life events (e.g., disruptions in personal relationships, support systems or living arrangements; loss of autonomy or parental rights; victimization or natural disasters), which may, but not necessarily, result in an upward trajectory of intensity culminating in thoughts or acts that are dangerous to self and/or others.
Mental health crisis means a mental health condition that manifests itself by symptoms of sufficient severity that a prudent layperson who possesses an average knowledge of mental health issues could reasonably expect the absence of immediate attention or intervention to result in:
Mental health crisis means a behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric situation which results in a high level of stress or anxiety for the individual or persons providing care for the individual and which cannot be resolved without intervention.
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This category can include Mental Health Crisis Services which is defined separately in this document.
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Mental health crisis means the same as that term is defined in Section 62A-15-1401.
Mental health crisis means a child's behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric situation that, but for the provision of crisis response services to the child, would likely result in significantly reduced levels of functioning in primary activities of daily living, an emergency situation, or the child's placement in a more restrictive setting, including, but not limited to, inpatient hospitalization.
Mental health crisis means a behavioral, emotional, or
Mental health crisis means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-609.
Mental health crisis means an incident in which an individual with an actual or perceived mental illness is experiencing intense feelings of personal distress (e.g., anxiety, depression, anger, fear, panic, hopelessness), obvious changes in functioning (e.g., neglect of personal hygiene, unusual behavior) or catastrophic life events (e.g., disruptions in personal relationships, support systems, or living arrangements; loss of autonomy or parental rights; victimization; or natural disasters), which may, but not necessarily, result in an upward trajectory of intensity culminating in thoughts or acts that are dangerous to his- or herself and/or others.
Mental health crisis means a mental health condition that manifests itself by
Mental health crisis means an acute disturbance of thinking, mood, behavior, or social relationships that requires an immediate intervention. Indicators of such a disturbance may include, but are not limited to: suicidal threats, gestures or attempts; self-injurious or self-mutilative behavior; and behavioral manifestations of psychiatric disorders.