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Table 2 Types of Psychiatric Emergency Service identified

From: Typology of psychiatric emergency services in the United Kingdom: a narrative literature review

Type of Psychiatric Emergency Services identified

Number of studies describing the service

Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment (CRHT)

15

Place of Safety (POS)

5

Police Officer Intervention (POI)

4

Both POS and POI

7

Street Triage

3

Psychiatric Assessment Unit (PAU)

11

Mental Health Liaison Services (MHLS)

3

Integrated service (IS)

8

Voluntary Sector (VS)

1

Crisis House

2