Trends in Child and Youth Mental Health Care in Canada: CIHI Analysis

This resource from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) offers a comprehensive analysis of mental health care trends among children and youth aged 5 to 24 in Canada. It explores patterns in emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, visits to physicians and medication use, with a focus on how factors like age, sex, income level, and diagnosis impact care. The findings highlight a notable shift from hospital-based care to community-based services, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also underscores persistent disparities in care based on income and a continued high rate of eating disorder-related hospitalizations among adolescent females.