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Dear John,
I am pleased to announce the release of the Treatment Advocacy Center's newest evidence
brief, Delayed and Deteriorating: Serious Mental Illness and Psychiatric Boarding
in Emergency Departments [[link removed]],
which details how people with serious mental illness are disproportionately impacted
by long wait times in emergency departments, a phenomenon known as "boarding." These
individuals experience longer waits than non-psychiatric patients and have more
serious consequences, including making recovery less achievable and their treatment
more costly to the health care system.

The disparity in boarding is especially true for psychiatric patients who require
inpatient care for their recovery. Psychiatric patients who are admitted to the
hospital for inpatient care or transferred to another inpatient facility are most
likely to experience boarding and wait the longest for placement in an inpatient
bed of any patient in an emergency department.
The evidence presented shows that serious mental illness is a significant contributor
to emergency department boarding, and any solutions to combat psychiatric boarding
must address treatment gaps for individuals suffering from these conditions.
Key Findings

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Emergency department visits for people in psychiatric crisis have been steadily
increasing in the United States.
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Lack of affordable, comprehensive psychiatric treatment services is largely to blame
for psychiatric boarding in emergency departments.

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Individuals with serious mental illness are disproportionately affected by psychiatric
boarding.
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Boarding of patients with serious mental illness has significant negative impacts
on long-term health outcomes.
Delayed and Deteriorating is available for your review at
www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/delayed [[link removed]]
Sincerely,

John Snook
Executive Director
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