Using statistics from Medicaid, researchers with the University of Chicago concluded that 63% of children injured by firearms in 2020 did not get timely mental health services.
"In our study, we found that while too many children did not receive mental health care follow-up, children with a new mental health diagnosis identified during the firearm injury encounter had over twice the odds of timely connection to outpatient mental health care," said lead author Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann.
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