MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES, Francisco Tan

About this episode

Francisco Tan discusses the role and impact of the Psychiatric Mobile Response Team in mental health crisis situations.

As the podcast theme of community emergency outreach programs at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) comes to an end for the month of December, 2024, it is clear that creative innovation is making a difference. In this episode, Francisco Tan, Psychologist and head of the LACDMH Psychiatric Mobile Response Team (PMRT) takes us into the field with his description of what his program does and how his Teams function. We learn about his eight Teams that include various skilled professionals who may include a Social Worker, a Nurse and a Community Health Worker, perhaps a Peer, someone with lived experience who has dealt with emotional distress. The Teams of PMRT are available 24/7 and can be reached by calling the LACDMH Access telephone number, (800) 854-7771. Members of a Team are ready to respond wherever the person is located to provide a multipurpose service - to evaluate, to collaborate with other agencies and resources, and to provide consultations and linkages for continued services when necessary. The overriding goal for the PMRT, as well as for all the programs in the Emergency Outreach and Triage Division of LACDMH, is to promote the opportunity for…

People in this episode

Host: Keren Goldberg

Guest: Francisco Tan

Topics covered

• mental health
• community outreach
• emergency response
• psychology
• support services
• innovation

Keywords

• mental health
• LACDMH
• emergency outreach
• psychologist
• community support
• mobile response team

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Mobile Response Team, LACDMH, Emergency Outreach and Triage Division of LACDMH

Products: LACDMH Access telephone number, 1-800-854-7771

Places: Los Angeles

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