Main description:

This indispensable resource provides primary care clinicians with a framework for addressing pediatric mental health problems in the primary care practice. Gain guidance on integrating healthy social-emotional development of children and adolescents with other aspects of health supervision. Obtain surveillance and screening tools to identify early signs and symptoms of mental health disorders and obtain 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

Strength-Based Approach to Promoting Healthy Child Development
Healthy sleep, weight, use of media, and active living
Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences
Violence Prevention
Caring for families new to the United States
Children in foster or kinship care or involved with child welfare
Children of divorce
Adopted children
Children with chronic medical conditions
And more

Contents:

Promoting Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Practice and Advocacy
Introduction
Part I: Promoting mental health in the pediatric medical home
General Principles
1. Strength-Based Approach to Promoting Healthy Child Development
2. Family-Centered Care: Applying Behavior Change Science
3. Culturally Effective Care
4. Interviewing Adolescents
5. Counseling Parents of Adolescents
Interconnected pathways to resilience and mental health
6. Family Support
7. Healthy Sleep
8. Healthy Weight
9. Healthy Use of Media
10. Healthy Active Living
11. Violence Prevention
12. Healthy Sexual Development and Sexuality
Care of special populations
13. Children Exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences
14. Caring for Families New to the United States
15. Children in Foster or Kinship Care or Involved With Child Welfare
16. Adopted Children
17. Children in Poverty
18. Children of Divorce
19. Children in Military Families
20. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth
21. Children with Gender Expression and Identity Issues
22. Children in Gay- and Lesbian-parented Families
23. Children in Self-care
24. Homeless Children
25. Children Affected by Racism
26. Children with Chronic Medical Conditions
27. Adolescents who are Pregnant or Parenting
28. Children in the Juvenile Justice System
Part II: Promoting mental health beyond the medical home
29. Promoting the Mental Health of Young Children
30. Promoting Adolescents' Mental Health
31. Promoting Mental Health in Schools
Appendixes
1. Algorithm: A Process for Integrating Mental Health Care Into Pediatric Practice
2. Mental Health Practice Readiness Inventory
3. Sources of Key Mental Health Services
4. Mnemonic for Common Factors Communications Methods:
5. PracticeWise: Evidence-Based Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Interventions*
6. Common Elements of Evidence-Based Practice Amenable to Primary Care: Indications and Sources