Integrating parenting practices into partial hospital treatment of children: Initial outcomes

Abstract

Mental and behavioral health problems in children are a growing and significant health issue in the United States, with estimates that one in five children have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. These issues affect children across all backgrounds and contexts, and are linked to poor outcomes in educational achievement and in long‐term family income, and most agree that effects of mental health problems over time in children are cumulative. Mental health impairment affects children's health and behavior across all contexts: school, community, and home.