AHA Podcast: Mobile Crisis Centers: A Solution to Behavioral Health Access
Two clinicians and a vehicle — that's the model Sheppard Pratt has been using to give behavioral health access to its communities. In this conversation, Jason Melegari, R.N., director of clinical services at Sheppard Pratt, discusses how the organization's mobile behavioral health initiative was road-tested and the positive difference it is making in accessibility. LISTEN NOW
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