Mental Health Admissions to Paediatric Wards Study (MAPS): protocol of a prospective study of mental health admissions to paediatric wards in England using surveillance and qualitative methods

• Main Authors: Helen Roberts (Author), Damian Roland (Author), Faith Gibson (Author), Russell Viner (Author), Joseph Ward (Author), Gabrielle Mathews (Author), Dasha E Nicholls (Author), Lee Duncan Hudson (Author), Adriana Vázquez-Vázquez (Author), Kirsty Phillips (Author), Francesca Cornaglia (Author), Holly Elphinstone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Children and young people (CYP) presenting with a mental health (MH) crisis are frequently admitted to general acute paediatric wards as a place of safety. Prior to the pandemic, a survey in England showed that CYP occupied 6% of general paediatric inpatient beds due to an MH crisis, an...