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Pediatric addictions and mental health boarding in emergency departments: a scoping review.
Amelia Ridout, Maya Schimert, Cassandra Chisholm, Kristian Chow, Heather Ganshorn, James M Bolton, Kimberly Nordstrom, Eddy Lang
Published: 202510.1007/s43678-025-01068-0
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Emergency departments (EDs) have seen growing rates of pediatric mental health presentations, a trend exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these patients will 'board', remaining in the ED for prolonged periods of time while await…
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