Patients seeking psychiatric treatment sometimes had to wait days in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center’s emergency room for space at facilities across the state to open up, the hospital told the ...

A shooting in a ER can serve as a reminder that ERs aren't always the best place for someone in an acute psychiatric crisis.

The relationship between the emergency room and schizophrenia (or those with serious mental illness) is complicated and often results in undesirable outcomes. Only patients under full throttle ...

Complaints and restructuring at General raise concerns that overcrowded ERs and limited beds put unhoused patients at risk.

FIVE AT 530. AN URGENT ALERT TONIGHT ABOUT LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOMS. A NEW STUDY FINDS A GROWING PERCENTAGE OF KIDS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES ARE WAITING MORE THAN 24 HOURS IN THE ER BEFORE ...

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A recent study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows emergency room visits by children showing mental health conditions increased after 2019. According ...

America's youth mental health crisis has escalated to the point that thousands of children primarily suffering from suicide-related behaviors and depression are stuck in hospital emergency rooms for ...

Patients with experience of self-admission describe increased autonomy, improved conditions for recovery and reduced strain in relationships with relatives. They also report that access to ...