Cleveland Clinic Children’s plans to launch a pediatric hospitalization program this fall.
Located in Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation, the program is designed for children and adolescents who require a higher level of care than outpatient therapy, but do not meet criteria for inpatient admission, according to a May 4 news release from the system. Services will be delivered in a renovated space built to support structured behavioral health treatment.
The program will incorporate virtual reality exposure therapy, AI-assisted emotional regulation therapy and frequency-specific microcurrent therapy to support patient engagement and skill-building.
The expansion comes as pediatric mental health needs have increased. Cleveland Clinic’s pediatric emergency room visits increased by almost 300% from patients younger than 21 seeking mental healthcare, the release said.
Additionaly initiative in development at Cleveland Clinic Children’s include a mobile intensive intervention team, a suicide prevention center and a behavioral health unit within pediatric emergency departments.
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