Interdivisional Task Force for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (IDTF)
This interdivisional task force comprises 12 APA divisions, and seeks to promote the conceptualization and realization of a new national model for promoting, preserving, and restoring our children's mental health. The task force was formed to help APA take a leadership role in responding to the national crisis in children's mental health care highlighted by both the current and previous presidential administrations. This model calls for a comprehensive, sustainable, collaborative system where the mental health of children and families is treated as a primary health care concern
Task Force Chair: Mary Ann McCabe
Participating Divisions
The lead division for this task force is the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice, other divisions involved include:
Executive Committee
Other Divisions That Have Joined
Related Resources
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Congressional staff briefing on the Healthy Development Summit II
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Developing Psychology's National Agenda for Children's Mental Health (PDF, 519KB)
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Report of the U.S. Surgeon General’s Conference on Children’s Mental Health
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Task Force Report on Psychology’s Agenda for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (PDF, 153KB)
Task Force Reports
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2013 Healthy Development Summit II Report (PDF, 1.72MB)
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2009 Report of Healthy Development (PDF, 1.17MB)