2.31 Kids in Crisis: Trend of Pediatric Emergency Department Visits As an Entry Point for Access to Acute Mental Health Care

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. S187-S188
Author(s):  
Jesse Martinez ◽  
Yesie Yoon ◽  
Nathaniel Kouns
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Entry Point ◽  
Pediatric Emergency Department

scholarly journals Exploring the factors associated with non-urgent emergency department utilisation for mental health care

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 663-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrice I Mowbray ◽  
Abeer E Omar ◽  
Kathyrn Pfaff ◽  
Maher M El-Masri
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Emergency Department Use ◽  
Increased Risk

Background Emergency department visits for mental health care are on the rise across North America. Patients with mental illness are at an increased risk for frequent and non-urgent emergency department visitation. Aims The purpose of this study was to examine the independent predictors of non-urgent emergency department use for mental health care. Methods A secondary data analysis was conducted with archived data provided by the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network in Ontario. Results A total of 13,114 mental health-related emergency department visits were analysed using logistic regression with generalised estimating equations modelling. The findings suggest the following characteristics are predictive of non-urgent emergency department use for mental health care: age, season, time of day, access to primary health care, mode of arrival, hospital type, referral source and patient diagnosis. Conclusions The findings of this study can be utilised to assist clinicians and policy makers in identifying and managing patients using the emergency department for non-urgent mental health care.

scholarly journals Mental health-related visits in a pediatric emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnaud Fernandez ◽  
Morgane Gindt ◽  
Phillipe Babe ◽  
Florence Askenazy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Pediatric Emergency Department ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Children’S Hospital ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The University

AbstractWe aimed to describe the epidemiology of all pediatric emergency department visits (focusing on mental health-related visits versus total visits) at the University Children’s Hospital of Nice (France) from 1 January to 31 December 2020 (year of the COVID-19 pandemic) and to compare it with the earlier 3-year period. The increase in mental health-related visits (44.2%) that we observed, while total visits decreased (30.0%), suggests an impact of the pandemic on children’s and adolescents’ mental health.

scholarly journals Trends in Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Conditions and Disposition by Presence of a Psychiatric Unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 948-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gretchen J. Cutler ◽  
Jonathan Rodean ◽  
Bonnie T. Zima ◽  
Stephanie K. Doupnik ◽  
Alicia L. Zagel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Pediatric Emergency Department ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Mental Health Conditions
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