Start Here on Emorahealth

What this tool does

[Step 1 of find_a_clinician · optional] Best first action for a user describing a concern. Runs a parallel lookup across crisis screening, provider availability, and the article corpus, then returns the recommended path (crisis | evaluation | self-help | mixed) with concrete next steps. Optimized for the agent's first turn — a single call replaces 2-3 sequential lookups. Use when: The user has just described a concern and you don't yet know if they need crisis routing, a clinician, articles, or all three. Call this FIRST before find_provider / search_content. Don't use when: You already have a chosen provider and just need availability or a booking URL — use check_availability or book_appointment instead. Example: start_here({ concern: "My 12-year-old has trouble sleeping and seems anxious", state: "Florida", age: 12 }) Use it on Emorahealth with an agent. It runs in the browser on the website and needs no package install.