Aims and scope
Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (EPCAMH) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing clinically relevant work on a broad range of topics.

EPCAMH is the official clinical journal of the American Psychological Association Division 53, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP).

The journal’s primary mission is dissemination of evidence-based practices to a wide range of mental health practitioners, and to increase knowledge about the expertise, scope, diversity, and practice of clinical child and adolescent psychologists.

EPCAMH welcomes submissions on a number of topics, including, but not limited to:

Advances in evidence-based assessment
Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices
Quality improvement studies that enhance care delivery
Reviews of current issues that impact youth mental health
Ethical conundrums
Training and professional practice issues
Systems-of-care issues
Mini-practice manuals
Clinical case series that provide novel insights into care provision
Historical perspectives
The journal accepts: Research Articles, Brief Reports, Commentaries, and Letters to the Editor.

EPCAMH follows a double anonymized peer review policy.

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). as well as inclusive language guidelines. 1 At the time of submission to, or throughout the review process at EPCAMH, manuscripts must not be under review or consideration at another journal.

To submit your paper, read the journal’s Instruction for Authors.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

1 American Psychological Association. (2021). Inclusive Language Guide (apa.org.