Guidance on Strategies to Promote Best Practice in Antipsychotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents | SAMHSA Publications

Guidance on Strategies to Promote Best Practice in Antipsychotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents | SAMHSA Publications

Guidance on Strategies to Promote Best Practice in Antipsychotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents

The safe and effective use of antipsychotic medications for children and adolescents in the United States is a critical issue in mental and substance use treatment. To address this issue, SAMHSA partnered with national experts to develop this guidance. The document provides a “bird’s eye view” of systems-level strategies to inform public and private sector decision‐makers, prescribing clinicians, and other key stakeholders in designing and implementing antipsychotic monitoring programs to improve outcomes for youth with mental disorders across the nation.