Treating Subacute Populations on the Psychiatric Care Continuum: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program

Adolescent suicide is a growing public health concern (Plemmons et al., Pediatrics 141(6):e20172426, 2018). In 2018, suicide was the second leading cause of death for youth aged 10–24 in the United States (CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. Produced by: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC using WISQARS™. https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_death_by_age_group_2018-508.pdf . Accessed on 1 May 2023, 2018). Partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) can provide an intensive level of psychiatric treatment for youth with moderate to severe psychiatric comorbidities, including those at risk for suicide. PHPs are staffed by interdisciplinary teams and provide a structured day program consisting of various therapeutic modalities. This chapter reviews a general child and adolescent PHP at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and its programming model.