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42 <br /> EXHIBIT B. BEST PRACTICES - FINDINGS <br /> ■ Objective. Embrace the objective of diverting individuals in crisis away from traditional emergency departments and jails and support this <br /> objective with dedicated facilities and programs. <br /> ■ Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere. Facility needs to accept: <br /> ■ anyone experiencing BH crisis regardless of situation (e.g., intoxication, violence potential, IVC, suicidal ideation, age) <br /> ■ anytime on a 24/7/365 basis (including walk-in services for individual needing crisis care who may be acting on their own or referred by <br /> their treatment provider, but who arrive on their own or with aid of family or friends) <br /> ■ anywhere the crisis is occurring (e.g., in homes, in public, in custody, in schools and universities). <br /> ■ Community-wide Collaboration. Facilities alone are not sufficient. Facilities need to: <br /> ■ Integrate well with law enforcement and detention facility procedures to make it easy for the criminal justice stakeholders to access <br /> crisis services in lieu of emergency departments, arrest, and jail. This includes expedited intake (no refusal intake) and separate <br /> emergency services entrance. <br /> ■ Integrate well with community treatment facilities, hospitals, and all emergency services, including any new or expanding services, to <br /> better serve individuals and families involved in a BH (e.g., SMI, SUD) crisis. <br /> ■ Provide liaison to criminal justice processes (e.g., magistrate, district attorney, public defenders, courts, jail). <br /> 40 <br />