Multistakeholder Perspectives on Interventions to Support Youth During Mental Health Boarding.

Objective: To identify and prioritize opportunities to improve the psychiatric boarding experience for youth awaiting admission or transfer to inpatient psychiatric care.

Study Design: This study utilized an exploratory mixed methods design. The study team convened multidisciplinary stakeholder focus groups to discuss proposed hospital-based solutions to mental health boarding, potential psychosocial interventions deliverable during boarding, and outcomes measurement.

Healthcare quality during pediatric mental health boarding: A qualitative analysis.

Background: Following initial evaluation and management, youth requiring inpatient psychiatric care often experience boarding, defined as being held in the emergency department or another location while awaiting inpatient care. Although mental health boarding is common, little research has examined the quality of healthcare delivery during the boarding period.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the perspectives and experiences of multidisciplinary clinicians and parents regarding mental health boarding and to develop a conceptual model to inform quality improvement efforts.

National Dietary Guidelines of Greece for children and adolescents: a tool for promoting healthy eating habits.

Objective: Dietary guidelines are an essential policy tool for facilitating optimal dietary patterns and healthy eating behaviours. We report: (i) the methodological approach adopted for developing the National Dietary Guidelines of Greece (NDGGr) for Infants, Children and Adolescents; and (ii) the guidelines for children aged 1-18 years.

Design: An evidence-based approach was employed to develop food-based recommendations according to the methodologies of the WHO, FAO and European Food Safety Authority.