Overview
When facing mental health and substance use issues, many youth have difficulty finding the support they need and end up turning to the emergency department after they are in extreme distress. But when the emergency visit is over, where do they turn for ongoing care?
The Emergency Department to Foundry (ED2Foundry) Study examined ways to improve care for youth after they visit the emergency department. The study team engaged with service providers and clients to design pathways that help emergency departments direct youth to Foundry services to receive ongoing support.
The investigators leading this study were Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer (Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes Emergency Medicine Program Head, Director of Research at St. Paul’s Emergency Department, and Clinical Associate Professor at University of British Columbia (UBC)) and Dr. Skye Barbic (Head Scientist at Foundry and Associate Professor at UBC).
Funders
This study was funded by Michael Smith Health Research BC (previously known as the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research) and supported by Foundry, the BC Emergency Medicine Network and the Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes.
Resources
- Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes story: ED2Foundry: Co-designing interventions to improve youth experience in the ED
- Glowacki K, Whyte M, Weinstein J, Marchand K, Barbic D, Scheuermeyer F, Mathias S, Barbic S. (2022). Exploring how to enhance care and pathways between the emergency department and integrated youth services for young people with mental health and substance use concerns. BMC Health Services Research. 22(1):615.
- Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes story: How can we better support young people with mental health and substance use concerns?