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Editorial
. 2024 Feb:265:113479.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113479. Epub 2023 May 13.

Addressing the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Moving from a Reactive to a Proactive System of Care

Michael Sorter  1 , Lori J Stark  1 , Tracy Glauser  1 , Jessica McClure  2 , John Pestian  1 , Katherine Junger  1 , Tina L Cheng  3
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Editorial

Addressing the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Moving from a Reactive to a Proactive System of Care

Michael Sorter et al. J Pediatr. 2024 Feb.
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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Emergency department (ED) mental health assessments (solid line) and bridge appointments (dashed line) by fiscal year (FY).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Mental health outpatient visits by fiscal year.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Cincinnati children's mental health system of care framework (FY22 numbers). FY, fiscal year.
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