Mental Health Care Utilization Among Children and Adolescents With a Firearm Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Firearm injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among US children and adolescents. Despite evidence demonstrating mental health sequelae for children and adolescents who have experienced a firearm injury, little is known about mental health care utilization after a firearm injury.

Objective

To evaluate mental health care utilization in the 12 months after a firearm injury among Medicaid-insured and commercially insured children and adolescents compared with propensity score-matched controls.

Design, setting, and participants

This propensity score-matched retrospective cohort analysis assessed 2127 children and adolescents, aged 0 to 17 years, with a firearm injury that occurred between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2017, compared with 21

SUBMITTER: Oddo ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9631226 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature