Pediatric Mental Health Boarding in US Emergency Departments, 2018-2022

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Jennifer A. Hoffmann · Northwestern University

Ashley A. Foster · University of California, San Francisco

Christopher J. Gable · George Washington University Hospital

Kristen Carlin · Cancer Research And Biostatistics

Alba Pergjika · Lurie Children's Hospital

Kimberly Burkhart · Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

Theresa Ryan Schultz

Abstract

Approximately 1 in 3 pediatric mental health ED visits resulting in admission or transfer exceeded 12 hours. Differences in boarding by race, ethnicity, and insurance type reflect inequities in access to psychiatric services. To reduce ED boarding, attention is needed to improve children's access to mental health services across the care continuum.

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Emergency and Acute Care Studies Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Child and Adolescent Health

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Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open

Volume 6, Issue 4, pp. 100180-100180

DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100180

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