Fox News via Reuters - Article quotes Ellen Meara, associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and adjunct associate professor of economics, about how it is possible that rising unemployment rates have contributed to the increase in the number and length of mental health evaluations at ERs. "Cutting community resources to treat patients with severe mental illness is a common response to tight local budgets, but it may increase problems in other parts of the healthcare system, and the broader community," says Meara.
