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Policy Statements

By Year

HIV/AIDS and Children and Adolescents (2009)

Pharmaceutical Benefit Management and the Use of Psychotropic Medication for Children and Adolescents (2009)

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (2009)

HIV and Psychiatric Hospitalization of Children and Adolescents (2009)

Children and Guns (2008)

Collaboration with Pediatric Medical Professionals (2008)

Facilitated Communication (2008)

Evidence Based Practice (2006)

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Role in Collaboration With Other Mental Health Professionals (2004)

Privatization of Publicly Funded Community Mental Health Services (2004)

Coercive Interventions for Reactive Attachment Disorder (2003)

AACAP/CWLA Policy Statement on Mental Health and Substance Use Screening and Assessment of Children in Foster Care (2003) *

Parity and Access for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care (2003)

Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluations (2003)

AACAP/CWLA Foster Care Mental Health Values Subcommittee-Policy Statement (2002) *

Secretin in the Treatment of Autism (2002)

Prescribing Psychoactive Medication for Children and Adolescents (2001)

Psychiatric Care of Children in the Foster Care System (2001)

The Role of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in Reviewing Medical Necessity of Care (2001)

Juvenile Death Sentences (2000)

Seclusion and Restraint (2000)

Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Parents(1999)

Psychotherapy as a Core Competence of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (1998)

Family Intervention in the Assessment and Treatment of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (1997)

Governance of the Academy Website (1997)

Restrictions on the Prescribing Practices of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists by Managed Care Formularies (1997)

Position Statement on Intelligence (1996)

Screening Children for Lead: Guidelines for Children and Adolescent Psychiatrists (1995)

Sexual Harassment (1992)

Sexual Orientation and Civil Rights (1992)

The Role of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Organized Systems of Care (1991)

Criteria for Clinical Privileges for Physician Members of Medical Staff (1990)

Guidelines for the Clinical Evaluation for Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse (1990)

Issues in Utilization Management (1990)

Model for Minimum Staffing Patterns for Hospitals Providing Acute Inpatient Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Psychiatric Illnesses (1990)

Inpatient Hospital Treatment of Children and Adolescents (1989)

Corporal Punishment in Schools (1988)

Protecting Children Undergoing Abuse Investigations and Testimony (1986)

Roles and Responsibilities of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Field of Developmental Disabilities (1986)

Adolescent Pregnancy and Abortion (1982)

Placement of American Indian Children (1975)

Presidential Statements

Research on Depression (2007)

Enhancing Transparency in Research (2007)