Many EDs can't meet mental health service demand

Many EDs can't meet mental health service demand

There is an urgent need to improve the provision of acute mental health services at hospital emergency departments, a new report has said.

Wildfire Smoke Linked to Increase in Mental Health ED Visits

Exposure to wildfire smoke is associated with an increase in visits to the emergency department for depression, anxiety, and mood disorders, a new California study suggests. Medscape Medical News

Report exposes serious gaps in emergency mental health services across the country - Mental Health Reform

Mental Health Reform (MHR), Ireland’s leading national coalition for mental health, has expressed concern following the publication of a new report from the Mental Health Commission which exposes serious gaps in emergency mental health services across the country. According to the report, most Emergency Departments remain ill-equipped to respond adequately to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. It also highlights “substantial delays…