Emergency Rooms

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	Information about the rights of deaf person to interpreters in hospitals		4/28/2004
	ERs & People with Mental Illness -- A New Book		1/30/2006
		CPR attorney Susan Stefan's new book on ER services to people with mental illness will be published in Spring 2006 by Oxford University Press. A flyer describing the book can be found here.
	Massaschusetts hospitals with Deaf-Talk		4/28/2004
	Patient Advocacy Contact Information - How to access "patient advocates" in hospitals in the Boston area
		New materials on how to access "patient advocates" in hospitals in the Boston area
	Patients' rights in hospital emergency rooms
		A brochure on patients' rights in hospital emergency rooms, prepared by The Center for Public Representation.
	Trauma Informed Care: Implementation in Emergency Departments		2/13/2006
		A power point presentation describing best practices for trauma informed care in hospital emergency departments, including the professional, regulatory, and legal standards that apply.
	Woman sues hospital for strip-search -- complaint		8/4/2006
		The Center for Public Representation, the Bazelon Center and Campbell, Campbell & Edward have sued Beth-Isreal Hospital on behalf of a woman who was strip searched when she appeared at the hospital ER for treatment of a migraine. The plaintiff had been a patient in the mental health unit in the past. To read an article about the case, click here.

Massachusetts Emergency Service Providers:  Providers have been chosen to provide emergency psychiatric services in the community to adults who are Medicaid or DMH clients. A list of Massachusetts ESP providers is available here. These services can be provided in a person's own home during the day, seven days a week, and are intended to be recovery-oriented and strength-based. Please email Susan Stefan, sstefan@cpr-ma.org, about your experiences, good and bad with ESPs.