Polly Ford-Jones
Biographic Data
| ID | 6576416 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Polly Ford-Jones |
| GIVEN NAMES | Polly |
| FAMILY NAME | Ford-Jones |
| SIGNATURE | FORD-JONES P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Faculty of Health Science and Wellness Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Toronto Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9863-8421 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A community informed, integrated approach to crisis care response
Background: Responses to mental health crises have recently gained significant attention, recognizing that these interactions may have substantial, potentially life and death consequences for those already in distress. Standard responses to mental health emergencies may involve 9-- dispatchers, paramedic services, police services, hospital emergency department (ED) services and a range of other community services. Demands for emergency mental hea…
Treat them like a person”
Examining an Alternate Care Pathway for Mental Health and Addiction Prehospital Emergencies in Ontario, Canada
Paramedics in Ontario have largely been limited to transporting those with mental health or addiction (MHA)-related emergencies to the emergency department (ED). The ED has repeatedly been identified as a problematic and challenging setting for people with MHA needs. This article examines an innovative patient care model (PCM) established by the Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and its partners for specific MHA emergencies where patients were g…
Filling the gap
Paramedics respond to acute medical and trauma emergencies in the community and transport patients to emergency departments (ED). In some cases, paramedics are not only attending calls for mental health and psychosocial care but are also connecting individuals with more appropriate services to address their needs. This study qualitatively explores to what extent there are promising practices to be learned from paramedic services that are connecti…
A Critical Analysis of Debates Around Mental Health Calls in the Prehospital Setting
Paramedics, health care workers who assess and manage health concerns in the prehospital setting, are increasingly providing psychosocial care in response to a rise in mental health call volume. Observers have construed this fact as "misuse" of paramedic services, and proposed as solutions better triaging of patients, better mental health training of paramedics, and a greater number of community mental health services. In this commentary, we argu…
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A Critical Analysis of Debates Around Mental Health Calls in the Prehospital Setting
Paramedics, health care workers who assess and manage health concerns in the prehospital setting, are increasingly providing psychosocial care in response to a rise in mental health call volume. Observers have construed this fact as "misuse" of paramedic services, and proposed as solutions better triaging of patients, better mental health training of paramedics, and a greater number of community mental health services. In this commentary, we argu…
Filling the gap
Paramedics respond to acute medical and trauma emergencies in the community and transport patients to emergency departments (ED). In some cases, paramedics are not only attending calls for mental health and psychosocial care but are also connecting individuals with more appropriate services to address their needs. This study qualitatively explores to what extent there are promising practices to be learned from paramedic services that are connecti…
Treat them like a person”
Examining an Alternate Care Pathway for Mental Health and Addiction Prehospital Emergencies in Ontario, Canada
Paramedics in Ontario have largely been limited to transporting those with mental health or addiction (MHA)-related emergencies to the emergency department (ED). The ED has repeatedly been identified as a problematic and challenging setting for people with MHA needs. This article examines an innovative patient care model (PCM) established by the Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and its partners for specific MHA emergencies where patients were g…
A community informed, integrated approach to crisis care response
Background: Responses to mental health crises have recently gained significant attention, recognizing that these interactions may have substantial, potentially life and death consequences for those already in distress. Standard responses to mental health emergencies may involve 9-- dispatchers, paramedic services, police services, hospital emergency department (ED) services and a range of other community services. Demands for emergency mental hea…
Medicine (5 works) · Emergency and Acute Care Studies (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Medical emergency (2 works)