America's youth mental health crisis appears to have shown signs of improving last fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, based on slowdowns in emergency room visits compared to the year prior.
of 988 was to divert patients from ending up in emergency rooms, connecting them to behavioral health care more tailored to their needs outside of hospital waiting rooms and interactions with law enforcement.
And overall, despite signs of improvement, the trend stopped short of a full return to pre-pandemic levels. Compared to fall 2019, adolescent emergency room visits for suicide-related behaviors were still 7% worse and drug overdoses were 10% worse.
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