Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2023 Feb;28(1):167-171. doi: 10.1111/camh.12593. Epub 2022 Aug 15.
To explore changes in child and youth mental health service (CYMHS) demand in Brisbane, Australia, following the COVID pandemic.
The number of monthly presentations and referrals to respectively the emergency department (ED) and community CYMHS were compared among 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The study shows a marked increase in referrals to ED starting from July and in the community from May 2020. In the population referred to as community teams, the proportions of Indigenous children and those from lower socio-economic areas decreased.
The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the supply and demand disparity in CYMHS, with the largest effect on the most vulnerable families.
本研究旨在探讨澳大利亚布里斯班儿童和青年心理健康服务（CYMHS）在 COVID-19 大流行后的需求变化。
比较了 2018 年、2019 年和 2020 年每月向急诊部（ED）和社区 CYMHS 的就诊和转诊人数。
研究表明，从 7 月开始，向 ED 的转诊显著增加，从 5 月开始向社区的转诊也显著增加。在被转诊到社区团队的人群中，土著儿童和来自社会经济水平较低地区的儿童比例下降。
COVID-19 大流行加剧了 CYMHS 的供需差距，对最脆弱的家庭影响最大。
