Nasuh Malas, MD, MPH

The development of the National Pediatric Boarding Consensus Panel guidelines attempts to provide hospitals suggestions for a safe, timely, and equitable standard of care for patients who are boarding.

There is a growing effort to standardize the evaluation and management of pediatric SSRDs, which have been reported as the second most common reason for consultation after suicide assessments.

Clinicians, families, and patients all report frustration with SSRD treatment in hospitals. It’s time to improve it.