America's emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical ...

In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online Aug. 16 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for improving emergency care for pediatric mental and ...

More than 80 percent of emergency room physicians say the mental healthcare systems in their regions are dysfunctional, and do not adequately serve patients, according to a survey done in December by ...

With Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services covers emergency medical response providers transporting patients to an alternative facility, such as a ...

America's emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical ...

Hospital emergency rooms are poorly equipped to serve patients with complex psychiatric emergencies. Unfortunately, with access to mental health treatment in short supply, this is often where patients ...

Spokane's Behavioral Response Unit expands its hours and team to enhance community care by pairing paramedics with mental ...

The MetroHealth System announced it will close its Psychiatric Emergency Department at the Cleveland Heights Medical Center effective Dec. 31. As a result of the closure, they plan to redeploy 35 ...

Two people enduring mental health emergencies in Baltimore — one shot by police and the other taken for help after holding officers at bay for 16 hours — are just two examples of what police say ...

NYU Langone is planning to build a new psychiatric emergency program at its Sunset Park hospital amid a state-led effort to increase treatment capacity for individuals in the throes of mental health ...