Framework for Approaching Healthy Mental and Emotional Development in Pediatrics: Clinical Report
Evelyn Berger‐Jenkins·Jennifer Zubler·Amy Starin·Rachel Segal·Arthur Lavin·Arwa Abdulhaq Nasir·Beth E. Davis·Pradeep Prem Gidwani·Tiffani Jenae Johnson·Irene P. Mathieu·Natasha Kapoor Sriraman·Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics·Jennifer Poon·Marilyn C. Augustyn·Yi Hui Liu·Peter J. Smith·Adiaha I. A. Spinks-Franklin·Jennifer Walton·Carol Weitzman·Kathleen Hobson Davis
Despite widespread recognition that mental and emotional concerns in childhood have risen to an unprecedented high, there continues to be a sense of hesitancy in approaching mental and emotional development in pediatrics. This hesitancy is related to pervasive barriers including lack of comfort, time, and perhaps most importantly, lack of resources to offer families. However, research supports that families benefit from interventions that foster healthy relationships and whole health throughout