The Science of Well-Being: Integration into Clinical Child Psychiatry, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

This issue, led by Aradhana Bela Sood, focuses on prevention and the concept of collective impact on population health in children and adolescents. Emphasizing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, it provides evidence-based approaches to promoting mental and physical well-being, reducing risk factors, and fostering healthier communities.

Key Features:

• Explores early childhood mental health and neurobiological underpinnings of brain development
• Covers health promotion in non-psychiatric settings and prevention across multiple domains including violence, bullying, depression, suicide, HIV/AIDS, substance use, obesity, and delinquency
• Highlights mindfulness, alternative and complementary therapies for prevention
• Presents public policy and system-building strategies for population health
• Includes an Appendix showcasing exemplary prevention programs such as Blueprint for Violence Prevention, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Harlem Children’s Project