The mental health of children and youth is an integral part of overall health and is a necessary cornerstone for life-long well-being. For too long physical and mental health have been seen as independent of one another and the latter has been considered less important. In part, the past focus on physical health has been a reflection of the high mortality rates associated with infectious diseases and the primacy of improving survival, but as mortality rates have generally decreased, there has been increasing attention to helping children to thrive and consequently to the key role of mental health in their short and long-term well-being. These factors are fundamental to the genesis of our undertaking this special series of Pediatric Medicine. We did so with an eye toward focusing on the need for a comprehensive and global view of the status of children’s mental health.
Pediatric Medicine.
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