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An exceptional opportunity to alleviate suffering and reduce healthcare costs is being overlooked due to a lag in applying new knowledge about children's emotional and intellectual development, as well as the treatment of psychiatric disorders in youth. Research across fields such as developmental neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and genetics has advanced our understanding, yet the impact on children and adolescents remains minimal. The longstanding neglect of mental health in this demographic is exacerbated by recent economic and political disruptions affecting mental health services globally. Although prevention and treatment methods have improved significantly, their utilization is disappointingly low. This gap highlights the need to document and disseminate knowledge about available services and systems. A team of distinguished contributors aims to address this in a new volume that reviews the causes and prevalence of psychiatric disorders in youth, challenges in healthcare financing, and the underutilization of services. It also examines treatment outcomes and innovative models for prevention and care. Additionally, the book surveys mental health services for children and adolescents worldwide. Insights from these perspectives have informed the Venice Declaration, offering guidelines for families, clinicians, administrators, and policymakers dedicated to enhancing the development and mental health of young people.

This text examines the role of violence in the world of the child. Consistent efforts by parents, it claims, are overwhelmed by the poisonous atmosphere of the neighbourhood in which a child lives. And what is violence from a child's point of view