Progress in Behavioral Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America The Clinics: Internal Medicine Series

In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Xiaoming Li and Sayward Harrison bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Progress in Behavioral Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents. Nearly three-quarters of adult mental health disorders have their onset during childhood, where treatment becomes more difficult and has greater social, educational, and economic consequences over time. This issue provides the information and resources needed to identify and treat mental health and clinical issues in children, with the goal of improving outcomes.

• Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including leveraging technology in novel interventions for autism spectrum disorder; childhood obesity prevention and treatment; parental rules, parental routines, and children's (0-12 years) sleep and screen time; family-based preventions and interventions for child emotional and behavioral functioning in families facing stress/trauma; integrating behavioral health in primary care; and more. 

• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on behavioral health interventions for children and adolescents, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. 

• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. 

Family-Based Prevention of Child Traumatic Stress
Advances in Supporting Parents in Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Importance of Addressing Multilevel Transactional Influences of Childhood Obesity to Inform Future Health Behavior Interventions
Seasonal Shifts in Children's Sedentary Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Sleep: A Systematic Review and meta-Analysis
Effectively Supporting Youth with Chronic Illness in Schools: External Partnerships and Training Recommendations
Integrating Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Lessons from Interdisciplinary Collaboration in School Mental Health
Advancing School Behavioral Health at Multiple Levels of Scale
Synthesizing Adaptive Digital Bioethics to Guide the Use of Interactive Communication Technologies in Adolescent Behavioral Medicine: A Systematic Configurative Review
Self-Management Frameworks for Youth Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Training Providers in Motivational Interviewing to Promote Behavior Change
Resilience-Based Intervention to Promote Mental and Behavioral Health in Children
Behavioral Intervention for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Narrative Review