Deconstructing The Rise In Mental Health–Related ED Visits Among Children And Youth In Ontario, Canada

This study was supported by ICES, which is funded by an annual grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH). It was also supported by the Mental Health and Addictions Scorecard and Evaluation Framework grant from the MOH (No. 04601A14-19). The opinions, results, and conclusions reported in this article are those of the authors and are independent from the funding sources. No endorsement by ICES or the Ontario MOH is intended or should be inferred. Paul Kurdyak received operational grant funding from the MOH Health Services Research Fund Capacity Award and is supported in part by the Medical Psychiatry Alliance, a collaborative health partnership of the University of Toronto, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the Hospital for Sick Children, Trillium Health Partners, the MOH, and an anonymous donor. Astrid Guttmann was supported by a Canadian Institute for Health Research Applied Chair in Reproductive and Child Health Services and Policy Research. The authors thank the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) for their data. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI.