Importance Understanding how children's utilization of acute mental health care changed
during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical for directing resources. Objective To examine …

Background Care delivery for the increasing number of people presenting at hospital
emergency departments (EDs) with mental illness is a challenging issue. This review aimed …

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of acute short-stay hospital admissions in
psychiatric observation units for improving the flow of patients with mental health …

Background Mental health visits to the emergency department (ED) by children are rising in
the United States, and acute agitation during these visits presents safety risks to patients and …

Importance Black patients are more likely than White patients to be restrained during
behavioral crises in emergency departments (EDs). Although the perils of policing mental …

The demand for mental health and psychiatric care has increased exponentially over the
past several decades with a 44 percent increase in emergency department (ED) visits for …

As a primary access point for crisis psychiatric care, the emergency department (ED) is
uniquely positioned to improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients with psychiatric …

The ED has been increasingly recognized as a key setting for suicide prevention. Zero
Suicide (ZS) is an aspirational goal to eliminate suicide for all patients within a health care …

Behavioral health conditions, including mental health conditions and substance use
disorders, are common in youth in the United States (US), with approximately 1 in 5 youth …

How a community responds to behavioral health emergencies is both a public health issue
and a social justice issue. Individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis often receive …