STAT (4/5, Gaffney) reports, “Children taken to the emergency” department (ED) “for mental health concerns are more likely to be stuck there for extended stays than they were a decade ago,” investigators concluded after analyzing “national survey data from 2005-2015, focusing on patient length of stay in the” ED. The study also revealed that “Hispanic children are almost three times more likely than white children to experience these delays in care.” The findings were published online in the journal Pediatrics.
Related Links:
— “Kids in the ER are waiting longer for mental health care “Theresa Gaffney, STAT, April 5, 2021