This new compendium is your source for trustworthy recommendations on quality care of children and adolescents with mental health issues. It features one new AAP clinical practice guideline on ADHD and 32 AAP policy statements and clinical and technical reports on mental health.

Within the compendium, you will find the collected results of the AAP Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and the Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, in addition to select polices from other AAP groups.

This compendium covers 33 different mental health topics and is organized into 8 sections for easy reference:

• Mental health competencies
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Adversity and toxic stress
• Depression and bipolar disorder
• Mental health/behavioral problems
• Maltreatment
• Mental health emergencies
• Special pediatric populations and support