Exclusion from school, school absence, and foster care involvement also associated with higher risk for self-harm in adolescents

Furthermore, significant changes seen for anxiety, depression, and well-being after therapy dog intervention

Findings seen across psychiatric diagnoses, with stronger association noted among men

Mental health effect of the pandemic was high for adolescent girls, with increases in specific MHCs

Increased odds of emergency department visits seen among homeless during heat waves

Risk increased for emergency department visits for any cause and for heat-related illness, renal disease, mental disorders

However, most common product type and intent of use associated with these visits vary by age

Increased odds of mental health-related pediatric emergency visits seen for children living within four to five blocks of a shooting

Rates higher for female youth, those with no psychiatric history, and individuals with existing psychiatric diagnoses at time of encounter