Trends in Emergency Department, Primary Care, and Behavioral Health Use for Pediatric Mental Health Conditions in Virginia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
The pediatric mental health crisis has worsened since the pandemic. There were substantial missed opportunities for prevention and intervention for children and adolescents prior to and following an ED visit for mental health or suicidality.
Authors
- Adam T. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6844-145X)
- Bergen B. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7484-3874)
- Jacqueline Britz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5868-3711)
- Jennifer Hinesley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-026X)
- Evan French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5809-5810)
- Scott M. Strayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-1311)
- Alex H. Krist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4060-9155)
- Sandy L. Chung
- E. Marshall Brooks
- Benjamin Webel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9879-3608)
- Elizabeth R. Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7251-0152)
- Rachel Reynolds
- Roy Sabo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9159-4876)
- Jong Hyung Lee
- Kyle Wendling
Institutions
- Virginia Department of Health (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02733-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05