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2026-22: A PMHNP-Led Hospital-Based Team Supporting Law Enforcement to Reduce Involuntary Transfers to Emergency Departments 

Use of early PMHNP expert consultation reduced the incidence of law enforcement triggered emergency psychiatric evaluation by as much as 25% in favor of increasing utilization of community resources. This in turn reduced emergency department overcrowding and potentially triggering individuals with trauma history by using the least restrictive interventions available.

Presenters:  Andrew Currivan, MSN, ACNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Sondra Leiggi-Brandon, MSN, MPH, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC; Christine Loui, MSN, ACNS-BC, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  43 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss two ways PMHNPs can support law enforcement responding to mental health emergencies in the community.

Keywords:  Emergency Department, Law Enforcement, Mental Health Crisis, PMHNP, Community

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 36th Annual Conference
Long Beach, CA

The contact hours for this session expire:  October 1, 2025

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