Is this indicative of a more compassionate shift?

"Hospitals’ Empath Units Replace the ER for Mental Health Patients" - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-26/hospitals-empath-units-replace-the-er-for-mental-health-patients

“'There’s a growing understanding,' Zeidner says, 'that this crisis is not going away.'”

~ J. Tozzi