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Table 2 Proportion of childrenn with a primary care and mental healthvisittpriorr to andafterr Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health or Suicidality in 2021

From: Trends in Emergency Department, Primary Care, and Behavioral Health Use for Pediatric Mental Health Conditions in Virginia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Mental Health ED Visit

(n = 23,969)

ED Visit for Suicidality

(n = 929)

Primary care physician visit

Mental health provider visit

Primary care physician visit

Mental health provider visit

Opportunity to Intervene and Prevent the ED Visit

1 year prior

62.2%

37.6%

65.8%

57.9%

30 days prior

18.5%

20.1%

15.2%

34.3%

7 days prior

6.4%

10.5%

5.1%

18.1%

Follow-up Care from the ED Visit

7 days after

13.0%

18.7%

14.2%

36.4%

30 days after

34.2%

37.1%

26.9%

58.0%

60 days after

40.0%

34.2%

33.5%

63.0%