Mental Health Rehospitalizations At Acute Care Children’s Hospital Within 90 Days Are 26% More Likely Among Black Children
Following children’s hospitalizations at acute care non-psychiatric children’s hospitals for a mental health diagnosis, the likelihood of rehospitalization within 90 days was 26% higher among Black children than among non-Hispanic white children. Children with government insurance were 18% more likely to be rehospitalized than those with private insurance. Children living in suburban areas were 22% less likely to be rehospitalized than those living in urban areas.
The statistics were drawn from an analysis of 23,556 mental health hospitalizations for children ages …
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