ERs are Flooded with Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors' Groups Warn

ERs are Flooded with Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors’ Groups Warn

21st August, 2023

25 August 2023, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily]

America’s emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical associations warns.

This surge in pediatric mental health emergencies has overwhelmed ERs in the United States, says the joint paper from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).

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