A growing number of children in mental health crises are spending days, sometimes nearly a week, in hospital emergency rooms because there is nowhere else for them to go, a new study has found.
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Thousands of kids in mental distress are stuck in ERs for days, OHSU study finds - OregonLive.com
With too few psychiatric beds, emergency rooms have become holding pens for children in mental health crises.
By:Kristine de Leon | The Oregonian/OregonLive
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