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12% Of Adult Emergency Department Visits For A Behavioral Health Issue

Data released in March, 2023 by the National Center for Health Statistics highlight the prevalence of behavioral health-related emergency department (ED) visits among adults in the U.S. between 2018 and 2020. Researchers reported that approximately 12% (53 visits per 1,000) of adult ED visits each year were related to a behavioral health concern, representing an average of 774,508 ED visits annually.

Of the total number of ED visits made by adults age 18 and older, substance use disorders accounted for nearly …

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