Background: There is growing evidence and awareness regarding the magnitude of mental
health issues across the globe, starting half of those before the age of 14 and have lifelong …

This report calls on the nation—its leaders, its mental health research and service provision
agencies, its schools, its primary care medical systems, its community-based organizations …

Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and
Possibilities | The National Academies Press Skip to main content Navigate to Help Ordering …

Children in the birth to 5 age range are disproportionately exposed to traumatic events
relative to older children, but they are underrepresented in the trauma research literature as …

The New Freedom Commission has called for a transformation in the delivery of mental
health services in this country. The commission's report and recommendations have …

School-based mental health professionals often conduct assessments and provide
interventions on an individual basis to students with significant needs. However, due to …

Black adolescents with mental health problems are less likely than non-Black adolescents
with mental health problems to receive treatment, primarily for non-financial reasons …

Recent data suggest that that the United States is failing to make significant progress toward
the Healthy People 2010 goal of eliminating health disparities. One missing element from …

Systematic screening is one strategy to enhance the early identification of behavioral and
emotional problems among youth. Although conceptually sound, it is unclear if screening is …

A system of care for abused and neglected infants and young children should adopt a
comprehensive perspective, with mental health considerations systematically incorporated …