Child and Adolescent Mental Health Tools and Resources
Below are tools and other educational resources from national organizations dedicated to improving child and adolescent mental health outcomes.
General Information
- Sound the Alarm for Kids: A National Emergency in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Protecting Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Mental Health Surveillance Among Children – United States, 2013-2019
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Data and Statistics on Children’s Mental Health
Care Utilization
- Pediatric Emergency Department Visits Associated with Mental Health Conditions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 2019–January 2022
- EPIC Research: Adolescent Mental Health Visits Increased for Females During the Pandemic
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Suicide Attempts Among Persons Aged 12–25 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 2019–May 2021
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics as BFFs: Why Pediatric Primary Care is Foundational in Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents
Suicide
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Pediatric and Suicide Prevention Experts Partner to Create Blueprint for Preventing Youth Suicide
- Sound the Alarm for Kids: A Report to Congress from The Congressional Black Caucus Emergency Task Force on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health
Substance Use
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Alcohol Use Among Girls and Young Women: a worrying trend
- Kaiser Health Foundation: Mental Health and Substance Use Considerations Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Eating Disorders
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Workforce
- University of Michigan: Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center
- Pediatrics Nationwide: Beyond a Bigger Workforce: addressing the shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Workforce Maps by State/County
