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SDA for Virginians with MI marks shift to preventive care to avoid crises
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31827
Subject(s) - commonwealth , mental health , set (abstract data type) , gerontology , medicine , history , business , psychiatry , political science , law , computer science , programming language
In an effort to address disparities in accessing mental health care and provide a consistent set of uniform services across the commonwealth for Virginians, Gov. Ralph Northam announced March 14 that all 40 Community Services Boards (CSBs) can provide Same Day Access (SDA) to anyone in need of a mental health evaluation. Consumers can now access walk‐in hours at any CSB without an appointment, rather than wait days or weeks to receive an assessment.