Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37885601›Full record

ReviewPaediatrics & child health2023

Promoting optimal mental health outcomes for children and youth.

Wilma Arruda, Stacey A Bélanger, Janice S Cohen, Sophia Hrycko, Anne Kawamura, Margo Lane, Maria J Patriquin, Daphne J Korczak

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In one paragraph

Review in Paediatrics & child health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 2025 update of the Greig Health Record: Part 2-what's controversial?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2026
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  4. Outdoor physical activity, mental health, life satisfaction, happiness and life stress among Canadian adolescents.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2025
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  8. From data to decisions: Supporting mental health solutions in primary care.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wilma ArrudaCanadian Paediatric Society, Mental Health Task Force, with the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Stacey A BélangerCanadian Paediatric Society, Mental Health Task Force, with the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Janice S CohenCanadian Paediatric Society, Mental Health Task Force, with the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Sophia HryckoCanadian Paediatric Society, Mental Health Task Force, with the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Anne KawamuraCanadian Paediatric Society, Mental Health Task Force, with the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Margo LaneCanadian Paediatric Society, Mental Health Task Force, with the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Maria J PatriquinCanadian Paediatric Society, Mental Health Task Force, with the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Daphne J KorczakCanadian Paediatric Society, Mental Health Task Force, with the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Canadian Paediatric Society · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While paediatric care providers are often the first point of contact for children or youth experiencing mental health challenges, they may lack the resources (e.g., access to a multidisciplinary team) or training to adequately identify or manage such problems. This joint statement describes the key roles and competencies required to assess and address child and youth mental health problems, and the factors that optimize outcomes in this age group. Evidence-informed guidance on screening for and discussing mental health concerns with young people and families is provided. Preventive and therapeutic interventions with demonstrated efficacy in community care settings are discussed. This foundational statement also focuses on the changes to medical education, health systems, and health policy that are needed to improve clinical practice and advocacy efforts in Canada, including appropriate remuneration models, stepped-care approaches, targeted government funding, and professional training and education.

Indexed as

AdolescentsAssessmentChildrenDiagnosisMental healthOutcomesPsychoeducationPsychotherapyScreeningTreatment

Identifiers

PMID37885601
PMCPMC10599492
OpenAlexW4387965517

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.