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Use of Acute Mental Health Care in U.S. Children's Hospitals Before and After Statewide COVID-19 School Closure Orders.

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After statewide COVID-19-related school closures in 2020, suicide or self-injury and depressive disorders were the primary drivers of acute mental health encounters in a sample of 44 U.S. children's hospitals.… Click to show full abstract

After statewide COVID-19-related school closures in 2020, suicide or self-injury and depressive disorders were the primary drivers of acute mental health encounters in a sample of 44 U.S. children's hospitals. In fall 2020, mental health hospitalizations for suicide and self-injury rose by 41.7%, compared with fall 2019.

Keywords: health; children hospitals; statewide covid; mental health; school; acute mental

Journal Title: Psychiatric services
Year Published: 2022

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