Clinicians who serve children and adolescents with complex mental health needs, generally find themselves interfacing with multiple child-serving systems and community programs. AACAP has developed the following resources to provide effective "wrap-around" care.

General Systems of Care Resources

• Recommendations about the Use of Psychotropic Medications for Children and Adolescents Involved in Child-Serving Systems (©2015) This document was developed with partial funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services, and does not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or policies of the agency or the Department of Health and Human Services.
• Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) Principles
• Best Principles for Early Childhood Systems of Care (©2002)
• The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Systems of Care

Training for Residents

• Guidelines for Training Towards Community-Based Systems of Care for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (©1996)*

Training for Mental Health Clinicians

• Child and Adolescent Service Intensity Instrument (CASII)

Resources for Specific Systems

• AACAP Monograph: Recommendations for Juvenile Justice Reform (©2005)*
• Adjudication of Youths as Adults in the Criminal Justice System Position Statement*
• AACAP Position Statement on Oversight of Psychotropic Medication Use for Children in State Custody: A Best Principles Guideline (©2005)*