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Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee

Position statements

Sleep matters: Supporting healthy sleep for children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs)
Posted: Aug 19, 2025
Somatic symptom and related disorders: Guidance on assessment and management for paediatric health care providers
Posted: Nov 20, 2024
Literacy in school-aged children: A paediatric approach to advocacy and assessment
Posted: Oct 23, 2024
Anxiety in children and youth: Part 2 – The management of anxiety disorders
Posted: Oct 20, 2022
Anxiety in children and youth: Part 1 - Diagnosis
Posted: Oct 20, 2022
ADHD in children and youth: Part 2—Treatment
Posted: Oct 24, 2018 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
ADHD in children and youth: Part 3—Assessment and treatment with comorbid ASD, ID, or prematurity
Posted: Oct 24, 2018 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
ADHD in children and youth: Part 1—Etiology, diagnosis, and comorbidity
Posted: Oct 24, 2018 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
Evaluation of the child with global developmental delay and intellectual disability
Posted: Aug 16, 2018
Screening for disruptive behaviour problems in preschool children in primary health care settings
Posted: Nov 27, 2017
Mental health problems in children with neuromotor disabilities
Posted: Mar 7, 2016 | Reaffirmed: Nov 22, 2024

Practice points

Suicidal ideation and behaviour
Posted: Jun 5, 2015 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024

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Paediatrics & Child Health