Pediatric Emergency Care: Suicide Prevention and Telehealth in Children’s Hospital Emergency Departments
Emergency department (ED) visits for mental health concerns are rising, and telehealth is increasingly used to provide emergency mental health care. This study aimed to describe suicide prevention practices and tele-mental health care in children’s hospital EDs. The study found approximately half of children’s hospital EDs use tele-mental health care, and hospitals with versus without tele-mental health care report similar rates of suicide prevention practice use.