Pediatric Mental Health Care in the Emergency Department Toolkit
The number of children seeking care for a mental health crisis in an emergency department (ED) is on the rise. With limited mental health services, hospitals in rural areas bear an excessive burden.
To address these issues, HRSA released a toolkit of literature references and tools that can be used by hospitals to support the creation of care pathways. Care pathways improve the identification and management of children and adolescents who present to the ED in a mental health crisis. The toolkit also contains a template designed to help hospitals establish a customized care pathway, with special acknowledgment given to the unique challenges that face rural communities.
Audience
Care Managers
Nurses
Primary Care Provider (Physician, ARNP, or PA)
Psychologist/Mental Health/Psychiatrists
Practice type
Behavioral Health
Primary Care
Resource type
Tools
Checklist
Practice transformation
Quality Improvement
Practice Organization
Publication date
Sponsoring organization
Healthcare Resource and Service Administration (HRSA)
Policy and reference
Business Model
Health Care Delivery Reform
Implementation
Practice Assessments
Strategies