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Editorial
. 2023 Jun 16;20(12):6149.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20126149.

Improving the Scope of Child Mental Health Interventions in Our Modern World

Barry Wright  1
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Editorial

Improving the Scope of Child Mental Health Interventions in Our Modern World

Barry Wright. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Twenty years ago, an important systematic review showed that the empirical research evidence for interventions available for children and young people with mental health problems were rarely developed with their specific developmental needs in mind [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

B.W. has now retired but was previously the Clinical Lead of COMIC and Professor of Child Mental Health at the University of York and the Hull York Medical School. No research funding has come from private companies, all of it coming from NIHR, MRC and university grant funding bodies with competitive peer-reviewed funding mechanisms.

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