Escalating Mental Health Care in Pediatric Emergency Departments

Reliability of HEARTSMAP as a Tool for Evaluating Psychosocial Assessment Documentation Practices in Emergency Departments for Pediatric Mental Health Complaints

“…As a result, families are turning to emergency departments (EDs) for care, especially under crisis circumstances . Indeed, the incidence of mental health (MH)‐related visits to EDs has dramatically increased across North America over the past decade, with this setting often serving as patients’ first, and sometimes only, point of access for care …”

Prevalence of Cyberbullying in Patients Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department

“…23 The most striking increase in numbers of children and adolescents visiting PEDs with complaints of depression and suicidal ideations has occurred over the past 2 decades. [1][2][3][4][5][6] The MH population in the PED presents a unique challenge to providers because of the high level of specialized resources and time required to provide care and ensure safety. Using a national pediatric hospital database, Rogers et al 5 showed that during the 5-year time period from 2009 to 2013, psychiatric visits to the PED increased by more than 40%.…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] The MH population in the PED presents a unique challenge to providers because of the high level of specialized resources and time required to provide care and ensure safety. Using a national pediatric hospital database, Rogers et al 5 showed that during the 5-year time period from 2009 to 2013, psychiatric visits to the PED increased by more than 40%. These MH visits are often very time intensive and require resources and expertise not available in many EDs.…”

Impact of Mobile Crisis Services on Emergency Department Use Among Youths With Behavioral Health Service Needs

“…Pediatric behavioral health visits to emergency departments (EDs) have dramatically increased nationally in recent years (1)(2)(3). Researchers have identified several systemic, macrolevel sources for this trend, such as limitations in the health care system and behavioral health care access (4-6) as well as inappropriate referrals by community organizations and providers who lack the capacity to deal with behavioral issues exhibited by the young people they serve (7,8).…”