Open AccessCharacteristics Associated With Presence of Pediatric Mental Health Care Policies in Emergency Departments
Author(s) -
Robyn A. Cree,
Marvin So,
John R. Franks,
Rachel Richards,
Rebecca T. Leeb,
Andrew Hashikawa,
Steven E. Krug,
Lorah Ludwig,
Lenora M. Olson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric emergency care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1535-1815
pISSN - 0749-5161
DOI - 10.1097/pec.0000000000001920
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , emergency department , health care , rurality , family medicine , pediatric emergency medicine , nursing , psychiatry , rural area , pathology , emergency physician , economics , economic growth
The majority of US children do not have access to an emergency department (ED) with a pediatric mental health care policy in place. Our objective was to understand factors associated with whether US EDs have a pediatric mental health care policy.