Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Managing Mental Health Calls with the Integrated Behavioural Emergency Assessment and Response (iBEAR) Model
Abstract
Not all behavioural emergencies represent a mental health or behavioural crisis; many reflect maladaptive but functional behaviours below crisis threshold requiring responses other than conventional crisis intervention. The iBEAR model offers first responders an evidence-based decision-making and intervention framework for managing both acute crises and sub-crisis behavioural emergencies. Its simplicity makes the iBEAR model a highly functional and accessible guide for high-acuity, high-risk scenarios, increasing officers' competence, preparedness, and confidence.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Policing Practices and Perceptions
Psychiatric care and mental health services
Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Applied police briefings :
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 47–49
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026