Medication Prescribing Patterns at a Youth Mental Health Service: A Single Center Retrospective Cross-sectional Study.

Rates of mental illness among young people remain elevated, and the utilization of youth mental health services is expected to increase. Yet, there is limited knowledge on real-world medication usage and prescribing at these services. Hence, the aim of this study was to explore the medication prescribing patterns at a center, an Australian youth mental health service.

Potential roles for pharmacists within youth mental health services: A qualitative exploration of staff views.

Background: The prevalence and burden of mental illness among young people is rising, globally. Youth mental health services, such as , offer young people access to multidisciplinary mental healthcare, specifically designed to address their needs. Pharmacists are medicines experts and possess a skillset increasingly being utilised in expanded areas of practice.