Key Points

Oscour® Network Emergency Department Visit Indicators

• Mental health disorders in adults (18 years or older):

  • in November–December 2022:

    • number of visits and overall activity share similar to those in 2021 and to the averages for 2018–2020

  • in 2022:

    • Number of visits generally similar to those in 2021 and to the average number of visits from 2018 to 2020

    • Activity share slightly lower than in 2021 and the average for 2018–2020

• Mental health disorders in children (under 18):

  • in November–December 2022:

    • Number of visits and activity shares generally similar to those of 2021 and the averages for the years 2018 to 2020

  • in 2022:

    • the number of visits appears to be generally higher than in 2021, which also appears to be higher than the average number of visits from 2018 to 2020

    • Share of cases involving mental health disorders generally similar to 2021 and the average for 2018–2020

• Suicidal thoughts among those aged 11 and older:

  • May–December 2022:

    • Number of visits and proportion of cases higher than in May–December 2021 and the averages for 2018–2020

    • Psychotic disorders, all ages combined:

  • in 2022:

    • number of visits and share of activity higher than in 2021 and the averages for 2018–2020

• Other mental health monitoring indicators from the Oscour® network show no significant change