The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

?? Our February issue is now live at https://lnkd.in/dBGmF3Qp ?? Our editorial highlights the need to open our minds to new research approaches and discusses a toolbox for innovative and modern paediatric research exemplified by 3 articles in the issue: adaptive platform trials for #PerinatalResearch and #PretermBirth interventions; the value of #Nof1 trials; and building collaborative research networks for #PaediatricCriticalCare https://lnkd.in/dyWDGBgz https://lnkd.in/dX8s_BMX https://lnkd.in/d2mH-xB4 ?? We have original research on international benchmarking for #ChildhoodCancer, a systematic review and IPD-meta on multidrug and rifampicin resistant #tuberculosis in #Children, rising admissions to acute medical wards in England for #MentalHealth concerns among #children and #adolescents, and the BATCH trial of pro-calcitonin guided #antibiotic treatment duration for bacterial infections. ?? Our Reflections section includes a profile on Patricia Young and her advocacy for children in #HumanitarianCrises, a review of the documentary #Daughters and the impact imprisonment of #Fathers has on the next generation, and the political will to tackle #ChildhoodViolence in #LatinAmerica. And a Comment on built environment policy for #Adolescent #MentalHealth rounds out this month's issue. Thank you to our dedicated authors, its a privilege to work with you Brett J. Manley Clare Whitehead Luregn Schlapbach Laura Botta Kathy Pritchard-Jones Anthony Garcia-Prats Cherry-Ann Waldron Enitan Carrol (and those not on LinkedIn) ?? Alt: Journal issue cover with artwork of blue sky with clouds, mountains and a tree in the foreground

??? This month The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is in conversation with Deborah Fry about #OnlineChildhoodSexualExploitationAndAbuse Takeaways: ?? #OCSEA is closer to all of us than we think - 1 in 12 children report OCSEA in the past year and 1 in 6 in their lifetime (<18 years). ?? "It happens because we allow it to happen" - we all need to open the way for non-judgemental conversations with children and young people about #OCSEA and we need to expect "safety by design" in online platforms, the same way we expect safety in our homes, workplaces, roads, appliances, and medicines we use. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts and find the related article estimating global prevalence of OCSEA here https://lnkd.in/dJ-yr2uK Deborah Fry Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute The University of Edinburgh https://lnkd.in/d_b3ZnBU

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is joining a new platform ??? ? You can now also find us on Bluesky ?? https://lnkd.in/equgmRCU ? Our editors post about our published?research, review, and opinion pieces to promote health from the fetal period to young adulthood and timely topics of interest for the child and adolescent health community – follow us!?

?? Our March 2025 issue is here ?? https://lnkd.in/dBGmF3Qp ?? Our editorial highlights the considerable burden of #Appendicitis and how it warrants more than the peripheral attention it currently receives in child and adolescent health research and programmes. ?? We say a very sincere #ThankYou to our #PeerReviewers and contributors in 2024. ?? We have original research on early childhood development following #SARSCoV2 infection and #COVID19 vaccination in #pregnancy, trajectories of airflow limitation from childhood to early adulthood, and prevalence estimates and nature of online child sexual exploitation and abuse #OCSEA (with a podcast) ?? Comments tackle the topics of #Children not being only future producers and customers: a plea for the moral imperative of acting #Now, and the urgent need to expand access to improved treatment for children with #MDRTB ?? We have Reflections on #ToxicAir being the biggest environmental killer of children in #Europe and #CentralAsia, children’s need for space and support to talk about their experiences of #PaediatricPain, and a profile on Daniela Ligiero who is driving action to #EndViolenceAgainstChildren A very big thank you to all the authors, writers, reviewers and other contributors to this issue ?? #ChildAndAdolescentHealth #ChildHealth #AdolescentHealth #Paediatrics #Pediatrics Alt text: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal cover for Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2025 with a child's painting of pink, yellow, white and blue starfish on a blue sea background.

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?? Comment highlighting the need to tailor organ dysfunction criteria for critically ill #ChildrenWithCancer ?? Organ dysfunction in children with cancer or post-haematopoietic cell transplantation illness is unique from other #Paediatric patients in terms of cause, biological mechanisms, associated mortality risk increase, and responsiveness to specific treatments. ?? The #PODIUM criteria and #PhoenixSepsisScore together represent the most evidence-based scores to date for paediatric critical care. But for #ChildrenWithCancer these ought to be adapted to achieve greater meaning and precision. The authors call for action from the #PaediatricCriticalCare community to ensure that future criteria, and their application, are tailored to the specific needs of young oncology patients. Roelie W?sten-van Asperen Luregn Schlapbach Asya Agulnik https://lnkd.in/d_dA--cU

Welcome to the new member of our family - The Lancet Primary Care ?? We are excited to see this space dedicated to #PrimaryCare - such an important bedrock in #ChildAndAdolescentHealth

?? Comment about #WeightLoss meds in #Children and #Adolescents and the need to promote health and not harm ?? Weight-loss meds like #GLP1RAs might seem like the silver bullet for #Obesity. But as the authors of this Comment caution, prescribing any kind of intervention for weight loss, including medications, should be done with an abundance of thought and care when it comes to #Children and #Adolescents. ??? Prescribing weight-loss to children can cause harm. Key considerations include ensuring informed #Assent and #Consent, defining therapy endpoints, screening for #EatingDisorders, monitoring for complications of #WeightLoss, and input of a multi-disciplinary team. Read this important Comment by Lauren Hartman, Laura Kester-Prakash MDMPH and colleagues #Free at thelancet.com #GLP1RA #Obesity #WeightLoss #EatingDisorders #Assent #Consent #Children #Adolescents https://lnkd.in/detbyHQi

?? Listen to our acting Editor-in-Chief Allison Landman in conversation with Kathy Pritchard-Jones about the BENCHISTA project - international benchmarking of #ChildhoodCancer stage at diagnosis. ??? Podcast available here: https://buff.ly/4jzA9fd ?? Read the paper available #OpenAccess here: https://lnkd.in/diEZWUAr

?? Admission to acute medical wards for mental health concerns among children and young people in England from 2012 to 2022: a cohort study ?? Shows large increases in admissions to #paediatric acute medical wards for #MentalHealthConcerns, both since the COVID-19 pandemic and in the years before the pandemic, largely driven by increases in admissions among females aged 11–15 years, and due to #EatingDisorders. ?? Linked Comment by Josephine Holland highlights that while service and workforce planning should consider this evidence, further research is needed to understand the optimal way in which specialist acute medical staff and specialist mental health staff can work together to offer these young people safe and therapeutic care during these admissions. Article and linked comment available Open Access at https://lnkd.in/dBGmF3Qp https://lnkd.in/dYW753Aq #MentalHealth #ChildAdolescentPsychiatry #Paediatrics #Children #Adolescents #EatingDisorders