Dani Brathwaite

Journal article School Mental Health · September 1, 2026 Background Despite rapid expansion of school-based behavioral health (SBBH) services, little is published about the structure, workforce, and delivery of Tier 3 SBBH programs. This limits the ability of school districts and policy makers to plan, fund, and ... Full text Cite

Past-Year Emergency Department Utilization Patterns Among Suicide Decedents: Characterizing At-Risk Patient Populations

Journal article Annals of Emergency Medicine · January 1, 2026 Study objective Frequent past-year emergency department (ED) use is a risk factor for suicide but also presents an intervention opportunity. This study aimed to quantify ED visit timing among suicide decedents by past-year ED use and characterize differenc ... Full text Cite

Seasonal Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions Among Children and Adolescents Aged 5-17 Years - United States, January 2018-June 2023.

Journal article MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · September 2023 Mental and behavioral health conditions among school-aged children, including substance use disorders and overall emotional well-being, are a public health concern in the United States. Timely data on seasonal patterns in child and adolescent conditions ca ... Full text Cite

The effect of increased emergency department demand on throughput times and disposition status for pediatric psychiatric patients.

Journal article The American journal of emergency medicine · February 2023 ObjectivesEmergency department (ED) crowding has been shown to increase throughput measures of length of stay (LOS), wait time, and boarding time. Psychiatric utilization of the ED has increased, particularly among younger patients. This investiga ... Full text Cite

Age and sex trends among mental health-related emergency department visits in North Carolina

Journal article Healthcare Analytics · November 1, 2022 Whether patients present to the emergency department (ED) with physical ailments and comorbid psychiatric needs or primary psychiatric complaints, understanding differences in clinically relevant age and sex patterns over time is crucial to optimal psychia ... Full text Cite

Systematic Review of the Effect of Technology-Mediated Education Intervention on Maternal Outcomes in the First Year After Birth.

Journal article Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN · May 2022 ObjectiveTo synthesize the findings on the effect of technology-mediated education intervention in the first year after birth on maternal health outcomes and to evaluate interventions for participant perspectives and health equity.Data sources ... Full text Cite

A 7 Year Summary of Emergency Department Visits by Patients With Mental Health Disorders

Journal article Frontiers in Psychiatry · February 9, 2022 Objectives: Emergency departments (EDs) have been increasingly utilized over time for psychiatric care. While multiple studies have assessed these trends in nationally representative data, few have evaluated these trends in state-level data. This investiga ... Full text Cite

A Mixed-Methods Comparison of a National and State Opioid Overdose Surveillance Definition.

Journal article Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) · November 2021 ObjectivesWe assessed the differences between the first version of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opioid surveillance definition for suspected nonfatal opioid overdoses (hereinafter, CDC definition) and the North Carolina Dis ... Full text Cite