1. An Emergency Department Clinical Pathway for Children and Youth with Mental Health Conditions
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Jeffrey Hawkins, Clare Gray, Doreen Day, Paula Cloutier, Allison Kennedy, Mona Jabbour, Mario Cappelli, and Christine Polihronis
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Mental Health Services ,education.field_of_study ,Adolescent ,Mental Disorders ,Population ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Emergency department ,Mental health ,03 medical and health sciences ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,0302 clinical medicine ,Clinical pathway ,Nursing ,System capacity ,030225 pediatrics ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Critical Pathways ,Humans ,Community setting ,Screening tool ,Child ,Emergency Service, Hospital ,Psychology ,Risk assessment ,education - Abstract
Children and youth presenting to the emergency department with mental health concerns present a challenge for clinicians and system capacity. Addressing a significant system gap and sparse strategies in the literature, representative leaders from hospital and community agencies developed a novel pathway to guide efficient and doable risk assessment and ensure timely transition to appropriate community mental health services. This article describes and reflects on our innovative Emergency Department Clinical Pathway for Children and Youth with Mental Health Conditions that bridges traditional barriers between hospital and community settings to address mental health needs for this population.
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- 2018
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