Thousands of kids in mental health crisis are stuck for days in hospital emergency rooms, study finds

Thousands of kids in mental health crisis are stuck for days in hospital emergency rooms, study finds

America's youth mental health crisis has escalated to the point that thousands of children primarily suffering from suicide-related behaviors and depression are stuck in hospital emergency rooms for three days or more, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University.

Children in a mental health crisis can spend days languishing in the ER – DG Verifications & Stats

The study looked at records for more than 250,000 emergency department visits by children who are on Medicaid. Cemile Bingol/Getty Images Cemile Bingol/Getty Images Children who go to emergency departments in a mental health crisis and need to be hospitalized often end up stuck there for days, a new study finds. That happens in roughly one in ten of all mental health emergency visits for children enrolled in Medicaid across the country. The most…