Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences News

At this year’s American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conference, Tami Benton, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Executive Director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), was welcomed as AACAP’s 36th president for the 2023-2025 term.

A social worker at CHOP responds to the Surgeon General’s warning about social media with insights, perspectives and strategies for parents.

CHOP researchers suggest more targeted intervention against discrimination, particularly in states with higher rates of structural stigma.

IBX Foundation’s commitment to expand mental health services led to a partnership with CHOP and Girard College to create a school-based model of care.

Sometimes it can be tough to bring up mental health issues. These tips help kids and parents get the conversation going.

CHOP is excited to announce the launch of the CHOP Tri-County School Mental Health Consortium (SMHC), a collaboration between CHOP researchers from PolicyLab and the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DCAPBS) and the Chester, Delaware and Montgomery County Intermediate Units (IUs).

Can you tell a child’s normal worries from anxiety and when your child may need more help? Here’s some advice.

Study found the impact was most significant on low-income adolescents, but the effect was also seen across incomes, highlighting financial stress as a youth mental health risk factor—

Catharyn A. Turner II, MD, MEd, is a psychiatrist in the Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP) within the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. When CHOP opens its first-ever inpatient psychiatric hospital in West Philadelphia next spring, she will be its medical director. This is a day in her life.

On Thursday, October 27, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia celebrated the official grand opening of its Center for Advanced Behavioral Healthcare which featured remarks from hospital leadership including Madeline Bell along with Dr. Tami Benton.