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NCHR’s Public Comments on United States Preventive Services Task Force’s Draft Research Plan on Screening for Depression, Anxiety, and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents

We agree that it is very important to examine whether screening programs for depression, anxiety, and increased risk of suicide accurately identify children and adolescents with those conditions, as well as whether screening leads to improved health outcomes among children and adolescents. We agree that it is equally important to assess the potential harms of screening and treatment. There are, however, three points that we suggest should be re-examined in the draft research plan.

NCHR’s Comments on USPSTF’s Draft Recommendation Statement Regarding Screening for High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents

We agree that screening should not be recommended without sufficient evidence that it helps prevent negative health outcomes.

Self-Injury Is Increasing in Teenage Girls: What Can Parents Do?

Trends of self-injury on the rise in an alarming rate for adolescent females and still rising in teenage boys. Read about warning signs and get the information you may need to help your child.