» Smacking: Paediatricians call for ban in England and Northern Ireland
18/04/24 10:51 from Latest headlines from BMJ
The Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (RCPCH) has called for the removal of the “reasonable punishment” defence that allows parents in England and Northern Ireland to justify physical punishment of their child.Any kind of ...

» Paediatricians call for new cabinet level position of children’s minister
17/04/24 11:25 from Latest headlines from BMJ
The next government should establish a senior cabinet level position of children’s minister to ensure that young people’s health and wellbeing are at the heart of all policy making, the outgoing president of the Royal College of Paediatr...

» Exposure to Racism on Social Media and Acute Suicide Risk in Adolescents of Color: Results From an Intensive Monitoring Study
24/03/24 00:00 from Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Youth of color are often exposed to racism at both systemic and individual levels. Interpersonal racial/ethnic discrimination is the behavioral manifestation of individual racism.1,2 While direct individual experiences of racism (eg, com...

» Spotlight on Juvenile Justice: Intersecting the Child Welfare System
06/03/24 00:00 from Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Crossover youth include youth who have experienced maltreatment and engage in delinquent behaviors.1 Dual-system youth – or crossover youth with prior or current involvement in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems (45-70% ...

» Editorial: The Relationship Between Internalized Racism and Mental Health Symptoms in Black Adolescents
06/03/24 00:00 from Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Since the 1890s, scholars such as W.E.B. DuBois have understood that Black people living under conditions of pervasive White supremacist oppression are subjected to constant assaults on their self-image.1 In the intervening years, Fanon,...

» Study Preregistration: Targeting Parental Risk Factors for Children’s Anxiety: A Factorial Experiment With Three Intervention Components
04/03/24 00:00 from Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Anxiety, characterized by tension and excessive worry or fear, is one of the most common mental health problems in childhood.1,2 Anxiety causes severe and persistent impairment in children’s lives. 3–5 Children’s predisposition for anxie...

» Editorial: Factors Associated With Discharge Against Medical Advice in US Adolescents Hospitalized for Suicidal Ideation or Suicide Attempt
24/01/24 00:00 from Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Rates of death by suicide, suicidal gestures, suicide attempts, and non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents have increased over the past decade.1 Despite these sobering trends, the availability of appropriate clinical services has not...