Most Parents Support Mental Health Screening for Their Kids, Study Shows [medpagetoday.com]

Ingrid Cockhren 6/28/232:30 PM

By Jennifer Henderson, Photo: from article, MedPage Today, June 20, 2023

Most parents and caregivers said they supported mental health screening for their children in primary care settings, according to a multinational survey.

Among over 900 parents and caregivers from the U.S., U.K., and Canada, as well as 16 other countries, 92.1% said they wanted their child screened for mental health issues at regular intervals, reported Michael Peter Milham, MD, PhD, of the Center for the Developing Brain at the Child Mind Institute in New York City, and colleagues.

Annual screening was preferred by 64.9% of respondents, while 23.3% preferred quarterly screening, they noted in JAMA Network Openopens in a new tab or window.

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