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Hospitals seeing rise in pediatric, young adult mental health cases

Por: WPTV Nation May 03, 2023

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 shows how poorly U.S. kids' and young adults' mental health is suffering. The number of ER visits for suicide-related events is up five-fold over the past decade in children, teens and young adults. Youth ER visits for mental health conditions have about doubled, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Researchers looked at data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey,... + full article



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