Coalition on Psychiatric Emergencies
The Coalition on Psychiatric Emergencies is a collaborative working group of behavioral health, psychiatry, and emergency medicine professionals headed by the American College of Emergency Physicians. CPE represents several professional organizations, making it a large collaborative in the field of emergency psychiatry in the United States.
History
According to CPE's website, the coalition came out of a "psychiatric emergency summit" in December 2014.Activities
CPE hosted its "1st Annual Research Consensus Conference on Acute Mental Illness" on December 7–9, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. According to 2023-2024 CPE Chair Dr. Michael Wilson, CPE has conducted several activities to support the creation of a new Focused Practice Designation in Emergency Behavioral Health.Formation
The coalition's member organizations represent multiple healthcare disciplines, including emergency physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other stakeholders. CPE is composed of the following member organizations:*
- American Association for Emergency Psychiatry
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American Academy of Emergency Medicine
- American Psychiatric Association
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- Emergency Nurses Association
- Emergency Medicine Residents Association
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
CPE past supporters include Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, New Directions and Alexza Pharmaceuticals.