Pediatricians have unique opportunities and an increasing sense of responsibility to
promote healthy social-emotional development of children and to prevent and address their …

Pediatric primary care clinicians have unique opportunities and a growing sense of
responsibility to prevent and address mental health and substance abuse problems in the …

Mental health disorders affect 1 in 5 children; however, the majority of affected children do
not receive appropriate services, leading to adverse adult outcomes. To meet the needs of …

Advances in developmental psychology, child psychiatry, and allied disciplines have
pointed to events and experiences in the early years as the origin of many adult mental …

Attachment theory and research suggest that early intervention services focused on the
infant–parent relationship can improve outcomes for the child (D. Cicchetti, FA Rogosch, & …

Pediatricians and other primary care clinicians* caring for children traditionally have focused
their attention on meeting the health care needs of individual children they see in their …

Sadly, we have reached a point in the United States in which mental health/psychosocial
problems, as well as risktaking behaviors and preventable injuries, are resulting in more …

In 2004, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Board of Directors formed the Task
Force on Mental Health and charged it with developing strategies to improve the quality of …

This Policy Statement was retired July 2017. More than 20% of children and adolescents
have mental health problems. Health care professionals for children and adolescents must …

Sponsored by the Society of Pediatric Psychology, this handbook is recognized as the
definitive reference in the field. In concise, peer-reviewed chapters, leading authorities …