Category Archives: American Academy of Pediatrics

Mental Health Awareness

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Mental Health Awareness month gives providers the opportunity to focus on the mental health pf patients and families, and raise awareness of childhood mental illness, childhood depression, and childhood mood disorders.  Related resources: Iowa PBS documentary film, Facing Suicide in Iowa Discussion of the film, Facing Suicide in Iowa…
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Early Intervention Evaluation

Improving the Rate of Early Intervention Evaluation New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Journal Watch June 18, 2018 The associate editor of the NEJM Journal Watch, Jenny Radesky, MD, reviews an article on early intervention services (EI) from the June 2018 issue of Pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The article, “Ensuring Timely Connection…
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