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Prevention of Childhood Mental Disorders: A Literature Review Reflecting Hope and a Vision for the Future

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Mental illness takes its emotional and financial toll on the 7.5 million children presently inflicted with a mental disorder in the United States, their families, and society as a whole. Resources and a vision for preventive research has been limited, but the tide appears to be turning. The following paper reviews the literature on prevention and resiliency related to children's mental disorders and outlines some of the recent recommendations from The Institute of Medicine (1994) in regards to the urgency of their proposed agenda for preventive intervention research in the area of child and adolescent mental disorders. Recommendations and implications for policy makers, researchers, and practitioners are considered.

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    Catherine N. Dulmus

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    John S. Wodarski

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Dulmus, C.N., Wodarski, J.S. Prevention of Childhood Mental Disorders: A Literature Review Reflecting Hope and a Vision for the Future . Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 14, 181–198 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024517619261

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