Advancing Youth Justice: The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist’s Role
Advancing Youth Justice: The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist’s Role

Advancing Youth Justice: The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist’s Role

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2024 Jul;33(3):397-409. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2024.03.006. Epub 2024 Apr 16.

ABSTRACT

Child and adolescent psychiatrists (CAPs) play a crucial role beyond the provision of clinical care. CAPs are uniquely placed to understand and help patients navigate the fine line among psychiatric care, health and well-being, and the laws and policies supporting or impairing these processes. Focusing on vulnerable populations, such as legal system impacted youth and families, CAPs can contribute to the ongoing development of a more just and equitable world for the children of today and of tomorrow.

PMID:38823812 | DOI:10.1016/j.chc.2024.03.006