Ebook: Promoting mental health in children and adolescents: primary care practice and advocacy

This ground-breaking resource focuses on primary and secondary prevention, guiding pediatric care clinicians in incorporating mental health screening and surveillance into well child visits and provides evidence-based interventions to care for children and adolescents with mental health issues. Gain in-depth guidance on the care of special populations of children who may be at increased risk for mental health problems: those exposed to adverse childhood experiences; children in military families; lesbian, gay and bisexual youth; children with gender expression and identity issues; children affected by racism; adolescents who are pregnant or parenting, and much more. TOPICS INCLUDE: Promoting healthy child development; Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences; Caring for families new to the United States; Violence prevention; Healthy sleep, weight, use of media, and active living; Children in foster or kinship care or involved with child welfare; Children of divorce; Adopted children; Children with chronic medical conditions, and more...