Overlooked and Underserved: "Action Signs" for Identifying Children With Unmet Mental Health Needs abstractTheUSSurgeonGeneralhascalledfornewapproachesto

close the mental health services gap for the large proportion of US children with significant mental health needs who have not received evaluation or services within the previous 6 to 12 months. In response, investigators sought to develop brief, easily understood, scientifically derived“warningsigns”tohelpparents,teachers,andthelaypublicto more easily recognize children with unmet mental health needs and bring these children to health care providers’ attention for evaluation and possible services.