Emergency Visits By Canadian Youth For Mental Health & Addiction Crisis Up 32% Between 2006 & 2011

Emergency department usage rates among Canadian youth and young adults between the ages of 10 and 24 for mental health and addiction treatment rose by 32.5% between 2006 and 2011. The rate increased from 14.6 visits per 1,000 population in 2006 to 19.3 per 1,000 in 2011. During the same period, the rate of hospitalizations for behavioral health problems among this age group increased by 53.7%, from 2.9 per 1,000 in 2006 to 4.5 per 1,000 in 2011. The rate of outpatient visits for behavioral health problems increased by 15 . . .