Person-centred crisis support services as alternatives to emergency departments: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify, critically appraise, and synthesise the published and grey literature on person-centred crisis support services as an alternative to support in emergency departments (EDs) for people experiencing mental health crises. This scoping review explores the characteristics and outcomes of these services.

Methods

A systematic scoping review was undertaken to identify publications describing person-centred crisis support services and their outcomes. Search strings were applied to multiple databases, and publications were subjected to quality appraisal. The review process was informed by The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Manual for Evidence Synthesis and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-Sc

SUBMITTER: Postorivo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790714 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature