Policy Solutions Addressing Psychiatric Boarding of Rural Youth
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Description
Policy position paper regarding psychiatric boarding - holding patients in an emergency department after the decision to admit or transfer has been made, but no beds are available - of rural children and adolescents. Describes recent trends in pediatric psychiatric boarding in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to reduce boarding times and improve mental health outcomes in rural communities.
Author(s)
Amah Riley, Jonathan Updike, Lauren Wood
Date
12/2023
Type
Document
Organization
National Rural Health Association
Tagged as
Access · Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Children and youth · Emergency department and urgent care services · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Policy · Rural Emergency Hospitals · Statistics and data