The Effect of a Dedicated Psychiatric Team to Pediatric Emergency Mental Health Care.

Background: Pediatric emergency department (PED) visits among children and adolescents with acute mental health needs have increased over the past decade with long wait times in the PED awaiting disposition.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a new pediatric mental health liaison program with the hypothesis that this model reduces length of stay (LOS) and hospitalization rates among pediatric mental health patients.

Methods: This was a pre- and postintervention retrospective study of the year prior to (June 2012-June 2013) and the year after (October 2013-October 2014) implementation of a new PED psychiatric team.

Health literacy teaching in US medical schools, 2010.

Background And Objectives: Increasing and improving training about health literacy for US health professionals has been repeatedly called for at the national level. However, little is known about the current state of health literacy teaching in US health professions schools, including medical schools. This study aimed to provide a baseline snapshot of the quantity and characteristics of health literacy teaching in US medical schools.