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While well-established treatments exist for adolescent depression, estimates suggest that 80% of adolescents with depression do not receive appropriate care. Initiation of timely treatments is crucial since youth with depression who do not achieve remission are more likely to relapse and have more impaired long term functioning.
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On November 19, 2015, the Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine cohosted a webinar with the American Academy of Pediatrics on prevention and intervention methods to address the development of clinica...
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An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine in collaboration with the National Research Council and the American Academy of Pediatrics will plan a half-day public workshop featuring presentations on the prevention and treatment cascade of depression among children and youth to promote cognitive, affective, and behavioral health. The committee will identify specific topics to be covered at the workshop, select and invite speakers and other participants, and moderate the discussions. A brief workshop summary of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Contributors
Sponsors
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
American Orthopsychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
Autism Speaks
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Department of Justice
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Society of Pediatric Psychology
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Staff
Suzanne Le Menestrel
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Lead
Institute of Medicine
Lead
Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Lead