Trends in Acute Care Use for Mental Health Conditions Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Trends in Acute Care Use for Mental Health Conditions Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic, in JAMA Psychiatry

key takeaway: "In this cross-sectional study comparing pandemic year 2 with a baseline year, the fraction of youth with mental health emergency department visits increased 7%, the percentage of emergency department visits that resulted in inpatient psychiatric admission increased 8%, and the mean length of inpatient psychiatric stay increased 4%. Prolonged boarding before inpatient stays increased 76%; all were statistically significant."