APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Evaluating Youth Safety Plan Quality and Acute Psychiatric Care Outcomes Utilizing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Data
Session: Poster Session III
Authors
- Virginia HensonPresenting Author
University of California, Los Angeles - Gia Chodzen
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA - Gia Chodzen
University of California, Los Angeles - Jocelyn Meza
UCLA Semel Institute
Abstract
Using five years of adolescent inpatient EHR data, this study evaluates whether higher-quality Safety Planning Interventions predict reduced Emergency Department re-presentations and psychiatric rehospitalizations. Safety plans are coded with the Safety Plan Quality Metric to assess how plan quality influences post-discharge outcomes for youth with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors.
