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Key Findings: Treatment of Disruptive Behavior Problems – What Works?
Learn about current evidence on the most effective treatments for behavior problems in children
(Published: May 1, 2017)

Key Findings: Factors Associated with Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders in Early Childhood.
Learn about family, community and health-care factors related to children’s mental, behavioral or developmental disorder
(Published: March 10, 2016)

Key Findings: Children’s Mental Health Report
Learn about the CDC report that describes federal activities that track U.S. children’s mental disorders.
(Published: May 16, 2013)

Making Sure Children Get the Mental Health Care They Need
Learn about innovative solutions that connect families to mental health care.
(Published: May 4, 2017)

Helping children thrive in rural communities
New data on children with mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders in rural and urban areas
(Published: March 16, 2017)

Children’s Mental Health
Learn what CDC is doing to improve access to behavioral health services and supports for children and their families.
(Published: May 4, 2016)

Improving Children’s Behavioral Health
Learn what CDC is doing about gaps in behavioral treatment for children.
(Published: May 4, 2015)

Children’s Mental Health Report
For the first time, a comprehensive report describes federal activities that track U.S. children’s mental disorders.
(Published: May 17, 2013)

Articles

Evidence base update for psychosocial treatment of disruptive behaviors in children.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2017, 46:4, 477-499
Jennifer W. Kaminski & Angelika H. Claussen
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Differences in Health Care, Family, and Community Factors Associated with Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders Among Children Aged 2–8 Years in Rural and Urban Areas —United States, 2011–2012
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries 2017 ;66(No. SS-8):1–11.
Lara R. Robinson, Joseph R. Holbrook, Rebecca H. Bitsko, Sophie A. Hartwig, Jennifer W. Kaminski, Reem M. Ghandour, Georgina Peacock, Akilah Heggs, Coleen A. Boyle
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Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care: Considerations and Opportunities for Policymakers, Planners, and Providers
Milbank Memorial Fund, March 2017
Elizabeth Tobin Tyler, Rachel L. Hulkower, and Jennifer W. Kaminski
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Interpreting the Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Children: Tribulation and Triangulation
Health Promotion Practice. Published online November 15, 2016
Joseph R. Holbrook, Rebecca H. Bitsko,  Melissa L. Danielson, Susanna N. Visser
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Health-care, Family, and Community Factors associated with Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders in Early Childhood – United States, 2011-2012.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 2016 Mar 11; 65(9);221–226.
Rebecca H. Bitsko, Joseph R. Holbrook, Jennifer W. Kaminski, Lara R. Robinson, Reem Ghandour, Camille Smith, Georgina Peacock
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Demographic Differences Among a National Sample of US Youth With Behavioral Disorders
Clinical Pediatrics, published online December 23, 2015 DOI: 10.1177/0009922815623229
Susanna N. Visser, Emily L. Deubler, Rebecca H. Bitsko, Joseph R. Holbrook, and Melissa L. Danielson,
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Mental Health Surveillance Among Children, United States 2005–2011
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 2013;62(Suppl; May 16, 2013):1-35.
CDC
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