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title: Acute Care Children’s Hospital Survey
description: "The Children's Hospital Association conducted a survey to assess the acute mental health needs of children. Some key findings were: -  94% of children’s hospitals surveyed said they’ve seen an increase in the number of pediatric patients requiring mental healthcare.…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/access-to-mental-health-services/acute-care-childrens-hospital-survey-2/"
updated: "2026-07-30"
category: Access to Mental Health Services
tags:
  - Audience
  - Data
  - Families
  - Mental health professionals
  - TA sites
---

# Acute Care Children’s Hospital Survey

The Children's Hospital Association conducted a survey to assess the acute mental health needs of children. Some key findings were:

-  94% of children’s hospitals surveyed said they’ve seen an increase in the number of pediatric patients requiring mental healthcare.
- More than half of children’s hospitals (58%) surveyed said they are concerned about a lack of mental health resources to care for those patients.
- The top concern of children’s hospitals in the survey remains high labor costs, with 78% citing that as their top concern. The lack of mental health resources for children emerged as the second leading concern, followed by the national shortage of pediatric health professionals (47%).

 

Lawrence Moss, president and CEO of Nemours Children’s Health, says the lack of mental health clinicians trained in treating children is a serious problem. “We just simply do not have enough pediatric psychologists and psychiatrists to treat kids,” Moss said.

 

 

[Read More](https://madepossible.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/LSG-CHA-Industry-Impact-Report-Analysis-11-22-23-FINAL.pdf)

 

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