Suicide and self-injury-related emergency department visits and homelessness among adults 25–64 years old from 2016 to 2021 in the USA
Among adults aged 25-64 years, experiencing homelessness was significantly associated with self-injury-related ED visits, and an increase in the rate of such visits among individuals experiencing homelessness was observed during 2020 and 2021. Future studies should assess longer-term trends in these visits and explore interventions to address the societal, health and mental healthcare needs in order to improve the health outcomes of these marginalised individuals.
Authors
- Dahai Yue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1525-6776)
- Theodoros V. Giannouchos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1574-6767)
- Gahssan Mehmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1882-0168)
Institutions
- Alabama Department of Public Health (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2024-214115
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85