3.57 comparison of readmission rates between youth crisis stabilization unit and traditional psychiatric hospitalization

Given the growing need for interventions that focus on acute adolescent suicide risk, coupled with limited access to mental health hospitalization, many communities have sought additional options to provide crisis intervention and stabilization in a secure setting. The purpose of the study is to examine readmission rates of a short-term youth crisis stabilization unit (YCSU) to determine whether they are comparable to traditional mental health hospitalization.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - September 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sarah E. Otterson, Sandra M. McBee-Strayer, Jeff Bridge, Joyce Chen, Zachary Schellhause, Mary Ann Murphy Source Type: research