Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent psychiatric wards: multi-methods investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child and adolescent mental health service in-patient beds are unevenly spread throughout England. Where demand outstrips bed availability, young people may be admitted at-distance or to adult psychiatric wards. The COVID-19 pandemic added pressures to already overstretched services. Understanding experiences during this period is vital to inform strategies for future emergencies.

Aims

To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on admissions to local, at-distance or adult psychiatric units, from the perspectives of young people, parents/carers and healthcare professionals.

Method

Multi-methods data were collected from February 2021 to September 2022, as part of the Far Away from Home research programme. A 13-month national surveillance study collect

SUBMITTER: Holland J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698167 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature