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Most Teens Who Self-Harm Are Not Evaluated for Mental Health in ER
FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Most children and teens who deliberately injure themselves are discharged from emergency rooms without an evaluation of their mental health, a new study shows.
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Majority of self-harming adolescents don't receive a mental health assessment in ERs
A national study of Medicaid data shows most young people who present to emergency departments with deliberate self-harm are discharged to the community, without receiving an emergency mental health assessment. Even more, a roughly comparable proportion of these patients receive no outpatient mental health care in the following month. These are the findings from a study conducted by researchers ...
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Mental health nurses assaulted 190 times in 12 months
Nurses at a dedicated child and adolescent mental health unit in Galway have been subjected to more than 190 assaults since the 12-bed unit opened last year.
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National Study Shows Majority of Self-Harming Adolescents Don't Receive a Mental Health Assessment During Emergency ...
A national study of Medicaid data shows most young people who present to emergency departments with deliberate self-harm are discharged to the community, without receiving an emergency mental health assessment. Even more, a roughly comparable proportion of these patients receive no outpatient mental health care in the following month. These are the findings from a study conducted by researchers ...
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The health reform law’s biggest threat: 30,000 too few doctors
On a chilly afternoon at a community clinic in Southeast Washington, three young doctors are busily laying the foundation for the health-care law’s success. Jacob Edwards flips through a manual on skin conditions, diagnosing a rash that looks like chicken pox. Jessica O’Babatunde consults her supervisor on treating an adolescent’s obesity, which is literally off the charts. And Julie Krueger ...
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Most young people do not receive emergency mental health assessment after deliberate self-harm
A national study of Medicaid data shows most young people who present to emergency departments with deliberate self-harm are discharged to the community, without receiving an emergency mental health assessment.
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Parents network with mental health professionals to learn how to deal with teen issues
FORT PIERCE — While recent headlines have brought teen suicide and bullying to the national forefront, New Horizons of the Treasure Coast held an information conference to share more insight on these issues and provide prevention tips for parents and mental health professionals.
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Teen weight loss program shows some benefit
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A low-key, long term approach to teen weight loss produced modest benefits in a clinical trial, Australian researchers report, though a version of the program that added texts and emails didn't help kids slim down any further. The study, by Binh Nguyen at the University of Sydney and colleagues, included 151 teenagers in a 24-month program called Loozit, based on ...
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Snapshot of youth and mental health
McCreary Centre Adolescent Health Survey offers insights into mental health and young people
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Essential Learning and the Child Welfare League of Canada Partner to Offer E-Learning Solutions to Members
SAN DIEGO, CA-- - Child Welfare League of Canada is now offering discounts on online staff training solutions provided by Essential Learning. Through CWLC's relationship with the Child Welfare League of ...
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