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Managing Mental Health Crisis Calls Received by a US Poison Center: A Statewide Collaboration Between the Georgia Poison Center, 911, and 988

The Georgia Poison Center developed a protocol for managing mental health crisis cases via iterative feedback with Georgia 911–related emergency medical services and Georgia 988–related mental health services. The Georgia Poison Center managed 533 such cases in 2024 (the year of protocol implementation), of which 45 (8.4%) were transferred to 911. Our study demonstrates that emergency services can effectively develop statewide collaborations to improve mental health outcomes and that poison centers have a vital role in national suicide prevention efforts. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print August 28, 2025:e1–e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308229)

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