Suicide and self-injury-related emergency department visits and homelessness among adults 25-64 years old from 2016 to 2021 in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite pronounced increases in homelessness and mental health problems in the USA over the past decade, further exacerbated during the pandemic, and the higher prevalence of mental health conditions among individuals experiencing homelessness, no study has examined trends in self-injury-related ED visits by individuals experiencing homelessness using up-to-date nationwide data. To address this gap, we aimed to investigate the association of self-injury-related ED visits with homelessness and to examine trends in these ED visits by individuals experiencing homelessness.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective secondary data analysis using a nationally representative sample of ED visits by adults aged 25-64 years in the USA from the 2016-2021 National Hospital Ambulat

SUBMITTER: Giannouchos T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672009 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature