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Promoting mental health in children and adolescents [electronic book] : primary care practice and advocacy / edited by Jane Meschan Foy.

Contributor(s): Foy, Jane Meschan [editor].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Itasca, Il. : American Aademy of Pediatrics, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: online resource (xvii, 722 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781610022279 (paperback); 1610022270 (paperback); 9781610022286 (e-book).Subject(s): Child mental health | Youth -- Mental health | Pediatrics -- Practice | Mental status examination | Mental health | PediatricsDDC classification: 618.9289 Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
Healthy child development -- Family-centered care: applying behavior change science -- Culturally effective care -- Interviewing adolescents -- Counseling parents of adolescents -- Interconnected pathways to resilience and mental health -- Family support -- Healthy sleep -- Healthy weight -- Healthy use of media -- Healthy active living -- Violence prevention -- Healthy sexual development and sexuality -- Care of special populations -- Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences -- Families new to the United States -- Children in foster or kinship care or involved with child welfare -- Adopted children -- Children in poverty -- Children of divorce -- Children in military families -- Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual youths -- Children with gender expression and identity issues -- Children in Gay and Lesbian-parented families -- Children in self-care -- Homeless children -- Children affected by racism -- Children with chronic medical conditions --Adolescents who Are pregnant or parenting- - Children in the juvenile justice system.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status
eBook MTU Online eBook 618.9289 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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...

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Healthy child development -- Family-centered care: applying behavior change science -- Culturally effective care -- Interviewing adolescents -- Counseling parents of adolescents -- Interconnected pathways to resilience and mental health -- Family support -- Healthy sleep -- Healthy weight -- Healthy use of media -- Healthy active living -- Violence prevention -- Healthy sexual development and sexuality -- Care of special populations -- Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences -- Families new to the United States -- Children in foster or kinship care or involved with child welfare -- Adopted children -- Children in poverty -- Children of divorce -- Children in military families -- Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual youths -- Children with gender expression and identity issues -- Children in Gay and Lesbian-parented families -- Children in self-care -- Homeless children -- Children affected by racism -- Children with chronic medical conditions --Adolescents who Are pregnant or parenting- - Children in the juvenile justice system.

Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jane Meschan Foy, MD, FAAP, has spent more than 35 years in pediatric primary care, public health, administration, and medical teaching. Her special interests include mental health services in pediatric primary care and school settings, access to health care for underserved populations, primary care of children with special health care needs, and residency training in mental health, community pediatrics, and advocacy. Dr Foy received her bachelor of arts from Wellesley College and her doctorate of medicine from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in pediatrics at University of North Carolina hospitals. She has held several academic positions and is currently professor of pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and medical director of the Northwest Community Care Network (a regional network of North Carolina Medicaid providers). She is active in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), having served as chair of the AAP Task Force on Mental Health from 2004 to 2010 and currently serving as past chair of the AAP National Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health; member of the AAP Mental Health Leadership Work Group, and member of the AAP Board of Directors. Roles in other organizations have included the presidency of the North Carolina Pediatric Society (North Carolina Chapter of the AAP) from 1998 to 2000 and cofounder and director of the School Health Alliance for Forsyth County from 1999 to 2011.