In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online Aug. 16 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for improving emergency care for pediatric mental and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New guidance aims to help emergency physicians dealing with pediatric mental and behavioral health emergencies.

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed devastating cracks in the foundation of U.S. healthcare. Hospitals were unprepared for enormous challenges to staffing, resulting from burnout and absences caused by the ...

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 ...

Two people enduring mental health emergencies in Baltimore — one shot by police and the other taken for help after holding officers at bay for 16 hours — are just two examples of what police say ...

Amid warnings that emergency departments are not fully equipped to meet rising mental and behavioral health (MBH) needs of minors, a trio of healthcare professional organizations is calling for more ...

On Monday, nearly all of South Shore Hospital’s pediatric emergency beds were occupied by children who were suicidal. The 10 patients, some of whom had been there 12 days or more, were waiting for a ...

Spokane's Behavioral Response Unit expands its hours and team to enhance community care by pairing paramedics with mental ...

A new three-digit national phone number will be available for Florida to use as a help line for behavioral health needs, starting in July 2022. Will Florida be ready? The number, 988, will take the ...