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53 <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 their <br /> 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 crisis <br /> services in lieu of emergency departments,arrest,and jail.This includes expedited intake (no refusal intake) and separate emergency services <br /> entrance. <br /> ■ Integrate well with community treatment facilities, hospitals,and all emergency services,including any new or expanding services,to better <br /> 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 />