Crisis Preparedness in Acute and Intensive Treatment Settings: Lessons Learned From a Year of COVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 changed utilization and delivery of healthcare services, requiring an abrupt shift in treatment and staffing models 1,2. This is particularly salient in youth acute and intensive treatment services (AITS), including inpatient psychiatric hospitals (IPH), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), and partial hospitalization programs (PHP), due to challenging issues of maintaining high quality care and a safe, therapeutic milieu during increased demand for acute services;3 all while limiting transmission of COVID-19 on locked units, in close quarters, and for youth traveling back and forth to day-programs.

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Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - July 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jarrod M. Leffler, Cassandra L. Esposito, Elisabeth A. Frazier, Michelle A. Patriquin, Meredith K. Reiman, Alysha D. Thompson, Carl Waitz Tags: Clinical Perspectives Source Type: research