Children’s Mental Health: Promoting Mental Health Through Early Screening and Detection

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, on May 9, is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of “every child’s mental health and reinforces that positive mental health is essential to a child’s healthy development” (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2019). The focus is also on increasing public awareness about the needs of children’s families and to provide resources on evidence-based practices (SAMSHA, 2019). (To learn more about