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…
Product Details
- Paperback: 722 pages
- Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics; 1 edition (October 1, 2018)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1610022270
- ISBN-13: 978-1610022279
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.2 x 8.8 inches
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