@article{ETD, school = {M.S.}, author = {McGaughey, Steven}, url = {http://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9745}, title = {Bridging the gap: transitioning suicidal adolescents seen in the pediatric emergency department to home using a smartphone}, publisher = {Oregon Health and Science University}, abstract = {Suicide is the second leading cause of adolescent death in the United States (US).1 Unfortunately, this epidemic has only worsened in recent years with adolescents showing higher rates of depression and suicide in 2015 as compared with 2010. It is now estimated that between 13-20% of all children in the US have an active mental health disorder. our group developed an evidence-based, smartphone application, to help transition adolescents with suicidality from the PED to home. With the application built, we have designed a pilot study to assess feasibility and utilization rates of this digital tool in a single center academic pediatric emergency department.}, number = {ETD}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.6083/pc289j912}, recid = {9745}, address = {2022}, }