Where mental health emergency help is available across the U.S.
Mapping Mental Health Emergency Response Systems: Assessing Capacity, Access, and Impact Across the U.S.
['FUNDING_R01'] · RAND CORPORATION · NIH-11251543
This project maps how many psychiatric beds and crisis hotline staff each state has and connects those resources to local outcomes like suicide deaths and mental-health emergency visits.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_R01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | RAND CORPORATION (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (SANTA MONICA, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11251543 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
If you or someone you care for faces a mental health emergency, this project builds a national, state-by-state picture of emergency mental health resources such as acute psychiatric beds and 988 hotline staffing. The team will create a longitudinal inventory that tracks changes over time and compares availability across communities. They will link those resource measures to population outcomes like suicide deaths and emergency department visits for mental health. The study also takes advantage of large state investments in some states to see how changes in capacity relate to changes in outcomes.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This is a systems-level study using state and national data, so individual patients are not enrolled, but people who experience mental health crises anywhere in the U.S. are the population whose outcomes are studied.
Not a fit: This grant does not provide direct clinical care or immediate services, so people seeking treatment today will not receive care through this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help states target investments in beds and hotline staffing to reduce suicides and emergency mental-health visits.
How similar studies have performed: Prior research has mapped hospital and mental-health resource distribution and linked capacity to outcomes, but combining national 988 staffing data with a longitudinal state bed inventory is a newer approach.
Where this research is happening
SANTA MONICA, UNITED STATES
- RAND CORPORATION — SANTA MONICA, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: CANTOR, JONATHAN — RAND CORPORATION
- Study coordinator: CANTOR, JONATHAN
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.