It also found these same kids often wind up right back in the ER.
found that 1 in 5 children had a mental health disorder, but only about 20% of those kids got care from a mental health provider.receive initial care are not getting the proper follow-up treatment., Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann and her co-authors noted in their study that 28,000 U.S. kids were discharged from the ER for a mental health concern, and only about half had a follow-up health care appointment within a month.
She also said that this fact is “devastating” for parents and emergency department staff alike who see kids come to the hospital for a various amount of mental health concerns. Some are suicidal or self harming while others suffer from panic attacks or serious behavioral issues. Sometimes parents have nowhere else to go when in crisis.
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