Children in Mental Health Crisis Often Stuck in ERs for Days
TL;DR
A study reveals that about 10% of pediatric mental health emergency visits result in children being stuck in ERs for three or more days, with some states experiencing up to 25% of visits leading to prolonged boarding, highlighting a nationwide crisis in mental health care capacity for children.
- Children in a mental health crisis can spend days languishing in the ER NPR
- Thousands of kids in mental distress are stuck in ERs for days, OHSU study finds OregonLive.com
- Increase in Pediatric Emergency Visits for Suicide Risk Medscape
- Oregon youths in crisis are often warehoused in hospital emergency rooms, study finds The Lund Report
- In Oregon and Beyond, Many Kids in Mental Health Crises Come to the ER—And Languish Willamette Week
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