NC-STeP Vision & Goals

Vision

The vision of NC-STeP is to assure that if an individual experiencing an acute behavioral health crisis enters an emergency department of a hospital anywhere in the state of North Carolina, s/he receives timely specialized psychiatric treatment through this program.

Goals

• Reduce patient lengths of stay in hospital emergency departments (reduce psych holds to less than 48 hrs.)
• Reduce number of Involuntary Commitments (IVC) by eliminating unnecessary admissions
• Improve patient transition to aftercare and reduce ED recidivism
• Increase efficiency and reduce costs