Background Although many mental health disorders first emerge during early childhood or
adolescence, there is a significant gap between demand and availability of mental health …

Various biological, social, psychological, and environmental factors impact children and
youth living with mental health problems across their lifespan. To meet the wide-ranging …

Background Outpatient child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are faced with
the challenge of balancing increasing demands with limited resources. An additional …

Tics peak in late childhood and decline during adolescence. Yet, for some with Tourette's
disorder, tics persist into adulthood. We evaluated childhood predictors of adult tic severity …

A large proportion of young people accessing specialist mental health services do so for a
single session. The aim of the present study was to examine the characteristics of young …

Background Few at-risk school-age children receive needed psychological help, and our
understanding of predictors of service use in this population is limited. Many broader …

The current study (1) characterizes patterns of mental health service utilization over 8 years
among youth who received psychotherapy in the context of a community implementation of …

This study investigated whether children/youth in Ontario triaged to residential services
showed a higher intensity of need than those referred to outpatient services, and whether …

Introduction Compared to their neurotypical peers, children and adolescents with
neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs) experience worse mental health outcomes, including …

In 2021, national leaders in the United States declared a “national youth mental health
crisis.” Still, only 1-in-4 children receive adequate mental healthcare access. Patient …