According to HealthDay (6/5, Murez), despite the fact that “U.S. gun deaths and injuries in children have risen at astronomical rates,” research indicates that “among kids on Medicaid, only about two of every five children who get shot receive mental healthcare within six months of these traumatic incidents.” Investigators came to this conclusion after analyzing “Medicaid data on more than 2,600 kids, aged five to 17, who suffered a nonfatal firearm injury between 2010 and 2018.” The study revealed that “just 37% had received mental health services within six months after the injury.” The findings were published online June 5 in the journal Pediatrics.
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— “Many Kids Wait Too Long for Mental Health Care After Gun Injury,” Cara Murez, HealthDay, June , 2023