ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
Preventing mental disorders in children: a public health priority.
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Building Regulation in Dual Generations: Pilot Study
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Prenatal and postnatal maternal mental health and school-age child development: a systematic review.Maternal and child health journal · 2014Pooled it
- Prenatal and postpartum maternal psychological distress and infant development: a systematic review.Child psychiatry and human development · 2012Pooled it
- Preventing mental disorders in children: a systematic review to inform policy-making.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publiquePooled it
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- "My Day is Already Planned Out Before I Even Get to Choose it": Using Youth-Oriented Research to Understand and Measure What Matters to Youth Aged 12-15 Years and the Implications for Mental Health Services.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Prevention of mental illness within public health: An analysis of progress via systematic literature review and a pathway forward.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Waterloo Better Beginnings as a Transformative Prevention Project: Impacts on Children, Parents, and the Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Maternal and paternal perinatal depressive symptoms associate with 2- and 3-year-old children's behaviour: findings from the APrON longitudinal study.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Emotional Health and Self-esteem Among Adolescents in Malaysian Orphanages.Community mental health journal · 2018Article
- Mental Health Literacy Content for Children of Parents with a Mental Illness: Thematic Analysis of a Literature Review.Brain sciences · 2017Article
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- Early childhood risk and resilience factors for behavioural and emotional problems in middle childhood.BMC pediatrics · 2014Article
- Characteristics of children and youth who visit the emergency department for a behavioural disorder.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2014Article
- Reported maternal postpartum depression and risk of childhood psychopathology.Maternal and child health journal · 2013Article
- Addressing paediatric mental health concerns.Paediatrics & child health · 2013Article
- How does a Developmental Perspective inform us about the early Natural History of Bipolar Disorder?Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2013Article
- Maintenance treatment of adolescent bipolar disorder: open study of the effectiveness and tolerability of quetiapine.BMC psychiatry · 2009Article
- The need for more children's mental health services.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2008Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental disorders affect 14% of children, cause significant long-term disability and are arguably the leading health problems that Canadian children face after infancy. Treatment services alone cannot meet children's mental health needs. In addition to treatment, prevention programs hold potential to reduce the number of children with disorders in the population. Effective programs exist for preventing conduct, anxiety and depressive disorders, three of the most prevalent disorders in children. Therefore, we investigated the state of Canadian programs in comparison with prevention programs described in the literature for these three disorders.
methodsWe identified children's mental health and early child development (ECD) programs across Canada with national or provincial/territorial scope and significance and with potential relevance to mental health. We then interviewed policy-makers to determine which programs included goals related to mental health, and incorporated key features from programs known to be effective for preventing the three disorders of interest.
resultsNo prevention programs specific to children's mental health were identified. However, 17 ECD programs incorporated generic goals related to mental health and incorporated key features seen in effective prevention programs. Only Ontario's Better Beginnings, Better Futures (BBBF) explicitly included mental health within its major program goals, incorporated multiple features seen in effective (conduct disorder) prevention programs and demonstrated positive child mental health outcomes. DISCUSSION: The lack of Canadian prevention programs specific to children's mental health is concerning. ECD programs have the potential to improve child mental health outcomes within their wider mandates. BBBF is an exemplar for such programs. However, new investments in implementing (and evaluating) programs that specifically aim to prevent mental disorders are required to improve the mental health of children in the population. Preventing children's mental disorders must be a Canadian public health priority.
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