HCPlive (2/2, Butera) reports, “A recent investigation into metal health resources for children and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic suggested a trend of increasing need for pediatric behavioral health services and treatment on an outpatient basis,” investigators concluded after examining “data from the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP).” In particular, the study team collected and then analyzed “data from the database on unique patient telephone and in-person encounters during fiscal years (FYs) from 2019 to 2021” on “a total of 2515 unique patients…at the MCPAP before the COVID-19 pandemic as well as 1700 patients with encounters during the pandemic.” The findings were published online Feb. 2 in a research letter in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “COVID-19 Pandemic Responsible for Increased Need for Pediatric Behavioral Health Services “Armand Butera, HCPlive, February 2, 2022