child psychiatrist | child and adolescent psychiatrist

European Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry [ European Union for Child Psychiatry ]

Dr. Johanne Renaud, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Young Investigator, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Centre hospitalier universitaire Mère-enfant Sainte-Justine: I would like to thank members of the committee for giving me this opportunity to express my views which were influenced by my practice as a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Sainte-Justine Hospital where we treat children and adolescents under 18 every day, which represents over 60,000 consultations in our pediatric emergency room every year, in addition to pregnant women receiving obstetric or gynecological care, since women can give birth at Sainte-Justine Hosp ...[+++]ital.

I would also suggest that you take a look at the clinical position of child and adolescent psychiatrists that was prepared by a special committee looking into our conduct as such in Quebec.

14. Calls on the Member States in addition to include within their educational policies the provision of special counselling and psychological support for children encountering problems of social integration, the availability of medical care in each school and the appointment of social workers, sociologists/criminologists, child psychologists and experts in issues relating to juvenile delinquency, each serving a small number of educational institutions, close checks on alcohol and drug consumption among pupils, measures to combat all forms of discrimination against members of the school community, the appointment of a community ombudsman ...[+++] acting as an intermediary between the school and the community and cooperation between various school communities in drawing up and implementing programmes to prevent violence;

14. Calls on the Member States in addition to include within their educational policies the provision of special counselling and psychological support for children encountering problems of social integration, the availability of medical care in each school and the appointment of social workers, sociologists/criminologists, child psychologists and experts in issues relating to juvenile delinquency, each serving a small number of educational institutions, close checks on alcohol and drug consumption among pupils, measures to combat all forms of discrimination against members of the school community, the appointment of a community ombudsman ...[+++] acting as an intermediary between the school and the community and cooperation between various school communities in drawing up and implementing programmes to prevent violence;