Citation

Pulcini CD, Goyal MK, Hall M, De Souza HG, Chaudhary S, Alpern ER, Fein JA, Fleegler EW. Am. J. Prev. Med. 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.amepre.2021.01.024

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Firearms are a leading cause of injury and death among children and adolescents. For those who survive, firearm injuries are a source of significant toxic stress, often among already marginalized groups. Although medical and public health professionals and the victims themselves recognize the need for a more comprehensive mental health approach before and after a firearm injury, the health utilization and expenditures specifically dedicated to mental health services after a firearm injury for children remain unclear. Therefore, the authors set out to compare mental healthcare encounters and expenditures of youth preceding and proceeding a nonfatal firearm injury.

Language: en