Sam Seder
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Civilized Countries Have Free Ambulances For Mental Health Emergencies
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December 11, 2017
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5:05Now PlayingIn this Majority Report clip, a caller from Germany explains mental health ambulances. It's amazing the things government can do if it actually cares about suicide prevention.
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In 2015, 1,554 suicides and over 15,000 suicide attempts were reported in Sweden. What's even sadder is that these have pretty much been the same numbers reported every year of the last decade. In an attempt to squelch them, in March 2015, Stockholm's care services introduced PAM – the country's first mental health ambulance.
From the outside, the vehicle looks like any other ambulance. Inside, however, it's furnished with seats instead of a stretcher – a sort of therapy room on wheels. On average, PAM responds to about 135 emergency calls a month. Apparently, 85 percent of these calls are related to suicide in one way or another.
So far, Stockholm is the only Swedish city with a mental health ambulance driving around its streets and according to Fredrik Bengtsson, Head of Mental Health Emergency at Sabbatsberg Hospital, PAM has already been given an unofficial green light to keep up the good work. "I can't see any reason as to why the project shouldn't continue," Bengtsson told VICE Sweden. "It has been considered a huge success by police, nurses, healthcare officials, as well as by the patients.""*
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