Authors Explain: Eraka Bath, MD, Kenyon Lee Whitman, PhD, Laura Liévano-Karim, PhD, Carina F. Rodrigues, MS, Tyrone C. Howard, PhD, and Audra K. Langley, PhD, discuss Reimagining Juvenile Legal and Child Welfare Systems Involvement as a Structural Determinant of Health. https://twp.ai/4ivcz9

Editorial: Cognitive Development in Offspring of Individuals Living With Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia: Opportunities for Early Identification and Support #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iwUat

Parents and children influence each other’s behavior over time. Understanding how the family home environment strengthens or weakens these patterns may inform ways to mitigate long-term conflictual cycles in the family. https://twp.ai/4itk3M

Letters to the Editor and Authors' Response: Reevaluating Suicide Risk Screening in Preadolescents: Beyond Safety Toward Strategic Integration. Zou et al.: https://twp.ai/9PbTNh Hennefield et al. (authors' response): https://twp.ai/4iwEBd

New Article in Press: Editorial: A Better Understanding of Suicidal Ideation Through Constructs That Predict Suicidal Behavior. #articleinpress #jaacap https://twp.ai/4iwDA6

Editorial: When Maternal Depression Matters Most: Timing, Parenting, and Child Outcomes #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iwUau

JAACAP Connect is interested in any topic relevant to child and adolescent mental health that bridges scientific findings with clinical practice. https://twp.ai/4ivLZV 1/2

The JAACAP March 2026 issue is out now! https://twp.ai/E6GiVv March 2026 issue cover art "Ahead A Maze" by Caleb Rosbrugh. Visit the #JAACAP Child and Youth Artwork gallery to browse past covers and check submission guidelines: https://twp.ai/9PbTJr

Call for Papers – JAACAP seeks reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses focused on young people with and/or at-risk for bipolar disorder, including family risk and clinical high-risk studies. Proposals are due March 9, 2026. https://twp.ai/4iw8gY

Suicide risk is the third leading cause of death for children aged 8 to 12 years. This study examined electronic health records from emergency department encounters of children with suicidal thoughts or behaviors or with behavioral health concerns (N = 920 youth). https://twp.ai/4itk5A

Study using data from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes cohort finds that emotion and motivation regulation accounted for more than a third (37.5%) of the association in depressive symptoms between mothers and their children. https://twp.ai/4iqo5V

Recent reviews in the #JAACAP Media Forum: Intro: Growing Up in Reverse https://twp.ai/NTYmAJ Sunshine of My Life https://twp.ai/E6EHmB What’s Eating Gilbert Grape https://twp.ai/4itnO3

Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy: A Road Map to Hope and Recovery for Families and Caregivers #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iwGGC

New Article in Press: Social Media Usage and Its Association With the Social Media Addiction Scale Among Early Adolescents. #articleinpress #jaacapopen https://twp.ai/4iwPjN

New Article in Press: Best of Connect: Crucial Conversations: Psychiatric Diagnosis and Shared Decision-Making With Adolescents in the Age of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence #articleinpress #jaacap https://twp.ai/4iw9jT

What Helps When Children and Families Struggle #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iwGGD

The objective of this AACAP Clinical Practice Guideline is to enhance the quality of care and clinical outcomes for youth with substance use disorders (SUD). https://twp.ai/4iv8mC

Check out the new issue of JAACAP Connect, out now! https://twp.ai/4iupX7 Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash.

Social Media Usage and Its Association With the Social Media Addiction Scale Among Early Adolescents #jaacapopen #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iwRwW

Artificial intelligence and psychiatric genomics offer the potential to personalize early interventions in child psychiatry, integrating biological, behavioral, and contextual data. https://twp.ai/4isesm 1/2

This study leverages information from 5 large datasets to characterize behavioral manifestations of a genetic liability toward externalizing symptoms from ages 6 months to 26 years. https://twp.ai/4iv58R

60 (11) Olson #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iwGLo

New Article in Press: Impulse Control in Focus: Rethinking Impulsivity in Youth With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder #articleinpress #jaacapopen https://twp.ai/4iup7L

Call for Papers – JAACAP Open seeks original research articles devoted to examining the clinical, biological, and psychosocial systems level aspects of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. Proposals are due March 9, 2026. https://twp.ai/4iuY0F

"...Advocating for children’s mental health has always included engaging with the political process. But it is more important now than ever, and we must do our part to protect the well-being of our youth despite the political challenges that loom." https://twp.ai/4iuqFj 1/2

The Effects of Psychological Treatment of Maternal Depression on Children and Parental Functioning: A Meta-Analysis #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iwI4n

New Article in Press: Editorial: Stratified, Stepped Care for Youth at Risk for Suicidal Behavior #articleinpress #jaacap https://twp.ai/4iuv3k

Looking for #CME credit? #JAACAP offers new article-based activities monthly. Visit https://twp.ai/4ivKMO#CME#JAACAPo explore the courses. #ContinuingMedicalEducation

Childhood Maltreatment in the Context of Familial Bipolar I Disorder Risk Predicts Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents #jaacapopen #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iwCFe

Young people in the justice system can have a particularly hard time getting mental health treatment. This article provides an approach for mental health providers to better meet the needs of justice-involved youth. https://twp.ai/4iuqEV 1/3

This study explores the intersection of discrimination experiences and traumatic events in youth of color seeking treatment, underscoring the need for trauma-informed, culturally responsive care. #MentalHealth #TraumaInformedCare #YouthOfColor #HealthEquity #PTSD https://twp.ai/4ipM0j#MentalHealth

Gender-diverse people are more likely to be diagnosed with autism or have autistic traits. In this study, the authors conducted surveys of 21 experts in conducting autism assessments in youth from around the world. https://twp.ai/4itk4r

Crucial Conversations: Psychiatric Diagnosis and Shared Decision-Making With Adolescents in the Age of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iwBpQ

New Article in Press: Testing a Hierarchical Structural Model of Youth Psychopathology Symptoms Over Time and Across Informants, Gender, and Pubertal Status #articleinpress #jaacap https://twp.ai/4iuYsc

Using data from the Great Smoky Mountain Study, this study found that 66% of parents reported that their child had access to an unlocked gun at some point between the ages of 9 and 16 years. https://twp.ai/4iv5A5

Call for Papers – The #JAACAP journal family seeks papers on the impacts of structural and social determinants of health, including multiple forms of racism and minoritization, in child and adolescent mental health. Proposals are due June 1. https://twp.ai/4ivQQa#JAACAP#JAACAPOpen #healthequity

New Article in Press: Efficacy and Safety of Micronutrient Treatment for Irritability in Teenagers: 8-Week Double-Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial (BEAM) #articleinpress #jaacap https://twp.ai/4iuYrv

The Architecture of Meaning: What Holds Us Together When Words Fall Apart #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iuv9Y

Using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD Study), the authors identified associations between rest-activity rhythms such as sleep timing, sleep duration, physical activity, and behavioral/brain changes in adolescents. https://twp.ai/4ipQKU 1/3

In this #JAACAP Letter to the Editor, authors report on a systematic review of 161 randomized controlled trials, which finds that assessment of blinding integrity is seldom reported in ADHD medication trials. #ADHD https://twp.ai/4ipR11

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Editorial: Stratified, Stepped Care for Youth at Risk for Suicidal Behavior #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iuxAs

This study examined cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. https://twp.ai/4ipDes 1/3

Using Medicaid claims data from 36 states, this study identified low prevalence of receipt of guideline-concordant care among Medicaid-enrolled youth aged 10 to 17 years with a new episode of bipolar disorder. https://twp.ai/4iv56q

New Articles in Press: Translations: Considerations for Sharing of Weight in the Electronic Health Record for Patients With Eating Disorders #articleinpress #jaacapopen https://twp.ai/4iubjT

Call for Papers – JAACAP seeks reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses focused on young people with and/or at-risk for bipolar disorder, including family risk and clinical high-risk studies. Proposals are due March 9, 2026. https://twp.ai/4iuWl0

Correction 65 (1) Hennefield #jaacap #articleinpress https://twp.ai/4iunbv

New Article in Press: Editorial: Modeling Environmental Complexity in Psychological Science: Methodological Opportunities and Challenges #articleinpress #jaacap https://twp.ai/4iubl7

Using data from a Norwegian birth cohort (n ¼ 873), this study found that from ages 14 to 18, decreased physical activity predicted more depressive symptoms, while increased depressive symptoms predicted decreased physical activity from ages 10 to 12 and 14 to 16. https://twp.ai/4iv56d

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are different diagnoses, but both involve repetitive behavior, and children with ASD are much more likely than neurotypical children to be diagnosed with OCD. https://twp.ai/4iv589