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    Supporting Mental Health in Childhood:

    The Work of the Children’s Mental Health Champions

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    • Mental health screening in schools: Which tools work
    • More children with diabetes have mental, behavioral, or developmental disorders than those without diabetes
    • Community-based estimates mental disorder risk in children and adolescents are stable over time
    • Child mental and physical health, racial/ethnic discrimination, and other adverse childhood experiences
    • Children’s Mental Health: Understanding an Ongoing Public Health Concern

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    Mental health in childhood means reaching developmental and emotional milestones, and learning healthy social skills and how to cope when there are problems.

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    Learn how healthy, supportive school environments strengthen students’ emotional well-being.

    Adolescent and School Health
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    Learn more about what everyone can do to support adolescent mental health and overall well-being.

    Last Reviewed: August 23, 2023
    Source:  National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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