More Resources About Children

Children With Problematic Sexual Behavior

Children With Problematic Sexual Behavior

November 3, 2026

The book introduces the topic of children with problematic sexual behavior (PSB), discusses assessment considerations, and outlines a phase-based treatment protocol.
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Chatbots in the Crib

November 1, 2026

AI-enabled toys can disrupt healthy early development
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Rural communities tackle youth mental health care gaps

November 1, 2026

How psychologists are working to improve care for young people in these areas

Building population health supports to improve youth mental health

October 22, 2026

Explore how psychological science can help align schools, families, and communities to create coordinated, sustainable support for youth mental health
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Protecting Head Start’s mental health and developmental supports

October 20, 2026

APA Services opposed changes to Head Start that would weaken the evidence-based standards that support children’s mental health, development, safety, and access to services
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New research on Black girlhood expands developmental science

October 1, 2026

Engaging Black girls as partners in studying their own experiences
Handbook of Behavioral Parent Training

Handbook of Behavioral Parent Training

September 15, 2026

The Handbook of Behavioral Parent Training serves as a guide to behavioral parent training (BPT), an evidence-based approach for addressing disruptive, noncompliant, and aggressive behaviors in children.  
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What AI is doing to young brains

September 1, 2026

Psychologists are untangling how AI use may shape the next generation
Pediatric Gender Health Care

Pediatric Gender Health Care 2ed

August 25, 2026

This fully revised and updated edition presents an affirming model of mental health care for transgender and gender diverse youth and their families.
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Why extreme heat matters for schools

August 12, 2026

Recommendations for helping school communities respond to extreme heat