Child and Adolescent Mental Health
AHA letter to Representatives Eshoo and Fitzpatrick, the AHA expressing support their legislation, H.R.7236, Strengthen Kids鈥 Mental Health Now Act of 2022.
Chanda Chac贸n, president and CEO at Children鈥檚 Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., talks with AHA about the hospital鈥檚 recently established pediatric mental health urgent care center.
1 in 5 children experience a mental illness. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased mental health challenges and suicide risk among children. In this Members in Action podcast featuring maternal and child health efforts, Aisha Syeda, senior program manager at the AHA is joined by Chanda鈥
Five years ago, Shodair Children's Hospital embarked on a project to build a state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital. Designed by providers, patients and families who worked with leadership, architects, and designers, it will provide patients with individual rooms and restrooms; adaptable flexible鈥
Behavioral health startups that offer virtual care continue to draw strong interest from investors, with pediatric-focused Brightline being the latest example.
Below are tools and other educational resources鈥痜rom national organizations dedicated to improving child and adolescent mental health outcomes.
Hospitals and health systems can play an important role in ensuring children and adolescents receive the behavioral health care they need to thrive.
This report updates and expands the 2013 surveillance report on mental health among children (8). Similar to the 2013 report, this report provides an overview of nine federal surveillance systems that collect data related to children鈥檚 mental health in the United States and the most recent鈥
Weekly ED visits among adolescent females (aged 12鈥17 years) increased for two MHCs (eating and tic disorders) during 2020, four (depression, eating, tic, and obsessive-compulsive disorders) during 2021, and five (anxiety; trauma and stressor-related; eating; tic; and obsessive-compulsive disorders鈥
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Committee on Finance
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United States Senate
鈥淧rotecting Youth Mental Health: Part II - Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Care鈥
February 15, 2022