The American Academy of Pediatrics has published a wide range of policy statements, including statements on topics related to children’s mental health issues. The following AAP policy documents relate to children’s mental health. For additional AAP policy statements, please go to
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org.
Access to Optimal Emergency Care for Children
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics. 2007;119:161-164
Child Life Services
Child Life Council and Committee on Hospital Care
Pediatrics. 2006:118:1757-1763
Pediatric Mental Health Emergencies in the Emergency Medical Services System
American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee
Pediatrics. 2006;118:1764-1767
Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children
Committee on Environmental Health and Committee on Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics. 2006;118:1267-1278
Identifying Infants and Young Children With Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Developmental Surveillance and Screening
Council on Children With Disabilities, Section on Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Bright Futures Steering Committee and Medical Home Initiatives for Children With Special Needs Project Advisory Committee
Pediatrics. 2006;118:405-420
Scope of Health Care Benefits for Children From Birth Through Age 21
Committee on Child Health Financing
Pediatrics. 2006;117:979-982
The Pediatrician and Disaster Preparedness
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee on Medical Liability and the Task Force on Terrorism
Pediatrics. 2006;117:560-565
Care Coordination in the Medical Home: Integrating Health and Related Systems of Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs
Council on Children With Disabilities
Pediatrics. 2005;116:1238-1244
Providing Care for Immigrant, Homeless, and Migrant Children
Committee on Community Health Services
Pediatrics. 2005;115:1095-1100
The Pediatrician’s Role in Community Pediatrics
Committee on Community Health Services
Pediatrics. 2005;115:1092-1094
Ensuring Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implications for Education and Health Policy
Committee on Pediatric Workforce
Pediatrics. 2004;114:1677-1685
School-Based Mental Health Services
Committee on School Health
Pediatrics. Vol. 113 No. 6 June 2004, pp. 1839-1845
Families and Adoption: The Pediatrician’s Role in Supporting Communication
Deborah Borchers, MD, and Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care
Pediatrics. 2003;112:1437-1441
Out-of-School Suspension and Expulsion
Committee on School Health
Pediatrics. 2003;112:1206-1209
Family-Centered Care and the Pediatrician’s Role
Committee on Hospital Care
Pediatrics. .2003;112:691-696
Radiation Disasters and Children
Committee on Environmental Health
Pediatrics. 2003;111:1455-1466
Identifying and Treating Eating Disorders
Committee on Adolescence
Pediatrics. 2003;111:204-211
A Consensus Statement on Health Care Transitions for Young Adults With Special Health Care Needs
American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, and American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
Pediatrics. 2002;110:1304-1306
