Importance The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in multiple socially restrictive public health
measures and reported negative mental health impacts in youths. Few studies have …

We described changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the frequency of Emergency
Department (ED) visits for mental health disorders (MHDs) in adolescents on a wider …

Background Children hospitalized in medical hospitals are at risk of agitation. Physical
restraint may be used to maintain patient and staff safety during de‐escalation, but physical …

Background The use of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) during the COVID-19
pandemic is debated. Understanding the consequences these measures may have on …

Importance Numerous studies have provided evidence for the negative associations of the
COVID-19 pandemic with mental health, but data on the use of psychotropic medication in …

Importance Mental disorders among the pediatric population are a major area of public
health concern. Little is known regarding changes in pediatric hospital resource use related …

Objective To examine recent trends in clinical diagnoses of children and adolescents
receiving treatment in publicly funded mental health treatment services in the United States …

Background There is a lack of longitudinal data to examine the impact of COVID‐19 on all
types of clinical encounters among United States, underrepresented BIPOC (Black …

Objective To quantify the increase in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency
department with suicidality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent …

METHODS We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of ED encounters by youth
aged 3–21 with MBH diagnoses using the Pediatric Health Information System, 2013–2022 …