| PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES (PES)
PES ADMISSION CRITERIA:
1. In Harris County at the time of crisis, regardless of permanent residency, and
2. Experiencing one or more of the following:
Severe and debilitating loss of ability to perform activities of daily living due to impairment in judgment, poor impulse control or moderate impairment in cognitive perceptual abilities arising from:
Acute psychiatric condition or dual disorder condition
Acute exacerbation of chronic psychiatric condition
Significant decrease in functioning in several activities of daily living as measured against baseline function over the preceding year.
Danger to self as evidenced by:
Specific plan to harm self with high lethality, intent and means, and ambivalence in intention with desire to seek treatment, or
Active suicidal ideation accompanied by rejection or lack of available social therapeutic support
Danger to others / property as evidenced by:
Specific plan to take a severe, life threatening action with high lethality, intent and means; ambivalence in intention with desire to seek treatment; or
Severe violent/homicidal ideation accompanied by a rejection or lack of available social/therapeutic support, and
A high risk for placing self or others at risk for significant harm through impulsive behavior or exercising poor judgment as evidenced by:
A documented pattern of ongoing and recent impulsive behavior that puts self or others at risk, or
Intoxication or withdrawal from drugs or alcohol leading to harm from resulting impulsive behavior or poor judgment.
REFERRAL PROCEDURE:
1. Place a call to the MHMRA HelpLine ( 713-970-7000 ) to determine if bringing the person to the Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) is indicated.
2. If the HelpLine determines the need to come to the PES, it is located at 1502 Taub Loop in the Texas Medical Center. You may walk in to be seen 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
If HelpLine does not feel the person needs to come to the PES, HelpLine staff will determine a more appropriate disposition.
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