Behavioral Health Screening and Follow-Up Services in Pediatric Trauma Centers Across the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Over 120,000 U.S. children are hospitalized for traumatic injury annually, a major risk factor for behavioral health problems such as acute/posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Pediatric trauma centers (PTCs) are well positioned to address the recent mandate by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma to screen and refer for behavioral health symptoms. However, most PTCs do not provide screening or intervention, or use varying approaches. The objective of this mixed-methods study was to assess PTCs' availability of behavioral health resources and identify barriers and facilitators to service implementation following pediatric traumatic injury (PTI).

Methods

Survey data were collected from 83 Level I (75%) and Level II (25%) PTC program m

SUBMITTER: Ridings LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653355 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature