Mental health-related emergency department presentations and hospital admissions in a cohort of urban Aboriginal children and adolescents in New South Wales, Australia: findings from SEARCH.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of the current study is to quantify mental health-related emergency department (ED) presentations and hospitalisations, and associated child and family characteristics, in children recruited through four Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.

Setting

Four Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services that deliver primary care. All services were located in urban or large regional centres in New South Wales, Australia.

Participants

1476 Aboriginal children aged 0-17 years at recruitment to the Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health.

Primary outcome measures

ED presentations and hospital admissions with a primary mental health diagnosis obtained via linkage to population health datasets.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Williamson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6278810 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature