Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits Among Children Aged &lt;18 Years During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 1–October 17, 2020

Leeb, Rebecca T.; Bitsko, Rebecca H.; Radhakrishnan, Lakshmi; Martínez, Pedro Daniel; Njai, Rashid; Holland, Kristin M.

doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6945a3

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“…Further, 28% of deaths occurring in 2020 did not fall into the cause-of-death categories currently released by the CDC; therefore, deaths from other causes may be occurring at excess rates. Of note, the CDC has not yet released data on accidental deaths, including drug overdoses, and suicides, which are of great concern given the potential mental health consequences of the pandemic and associated social distancing measures ( 15 , 16 ).…”

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Impact of Population Growth and Aging on Estimates of Excess U.S. Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March to August 2020

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Estimates of excess mortality during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provide an important metric for quantifying deaths due to COVID-19 as well as those indirectly caused by COVID-19. The aging of the population, however, results in a rise in the expected number of deaths over time, and when not taken into account, excess mortality attributed to the pandemic may be overestimated. This study updates recent estimates for excess mortality by accounting for the aging of the population.

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Impact of Population Growth and Aging on Estimates of Excess U.S. Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March to August 2020

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“…23 Similarly elevated prevalence of adverse mental health has been reported by additional research in the U.S., 24,25 along with increased sexual and physical violence. 26 Alternative indicators also point to elevated psychological distress, including increased Internet searches for anxiety-related terms, 34,35 volume for distress helplines, 36 and psychological or psychiatric emergency department visits, 5,37 along with mental health and substance use disorder hospital visits during COVID-19 surges. 38 With more than 2 in 5 Americans having experienced adverse mental and behavioral health symptoms in June 2020, mental health should be prioritized in response to the pandemic.…”

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Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Populations at Risk, Implications, and Opportunities

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Rajaratnam

2021

Am J Health Promot

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“…Fourth, little prior work about research use in policymaking has focused on mental health, let alone children’s mental health [ 38 ]. The topic of children’s mental health in the USA deserves particular attention because rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide among youth having been increasing and could be exacerbated by the stresses of COVID-19 pandemic [ 39 – 44 ]. A review of articles related to evidence-informed mental health policymaking published between 1995 and 2013 identified few rigorous studies, with most studies focusing on the implementation of a specific evidence-based practice at the organizational level—not research use in policymaking more broadly [ 45 ].…”

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Determinants of using children’s mental health research in policymaking: variation by type of research use and phase of policy process

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Background Research use in policymaking is multi-faceted and has been the focus of extensive study. However, virtually no quantitative studies have examined whether the determinants of research use vary according to the type of research use or phase of policy process. Understanding such variation is important for selecting the targets of implementation strategies that aim to increase the frequency of research use in policymaking. Methods A web-based survey of US state agency officials involved with children’s mental health policymaking was conducted between December 2019 and February 2020 (n = 224, response rate = 33.7%, 49 states responding (98%), median respondents per state = 4). The dependent variables were composite scores of the frequency of using children’s mental health research in general, specific types of research use (i.e., conceptual, instrumental, tactical, imposed), and during different phases of the policy process (i.e., agenda setting, policy development, policy implementation). The independent variables were four composite scores of determinants of research use: agency leadership for research use, agency barriers to research use, research use skills, and dissemination barriers (e.g., lack of actionable messages/recommendations in research summaries, lack of interaction/collaboration with researchers). Separate multiple linear regression models estimated associations between determinant and frequency of research use scores. Results Determinants of research use varied significantly by type of research use and phase of policy process. For example, agency leadership for research use was the only determinant significantly associated with imposed research use (β = 0.31, p < 0.001). Skills for research use were the only determinant associated with tactical research use (β = 0.17, p = 0.03) and were only associated with research use in the agenda-setting phase (β = 0.16, p = 0.04). Dissemination barriers were the most universal determinants of research use, as they were significantly and inversely associated with frequency of conceptual (β = −0.21, p = 0.01) and instrumental (β = −0.22, p = 0.01) research use and during all three phases of policy process. Conclusions Decisions about the determinants to target with policy-focused implementation strategies—and the strategies that are selected to affect these targets—should reflect the specific types of research use that these strategies aim to influence.

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Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits Among Children Aged <18 Years During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 1–October 17, 2020

Cited by 472 publications

References 8 publications

Impact of Population Growth and Aging on Estimates of Excess U.S. Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March to August 2020

Impact of Population Growth and Aging on Estimates of Excess U.S. Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March to August 2020

Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Populations at Risk, Implications, and Opportunities

Determinants of using children’s mental health research in policymaking: variation by type of research use and phase of policy process

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