兒童保護對兒童和青少年保健專業人員及相關專業人員來說是一個重大問題。兒童和青少年精神病學和精神衛生與德國政府兒童性虐待問題獨立專員和“德雷蘭德研究所”合作，出版了這期關于虐待和忽視兒童的專刊。該系列的重點是在不同的環境和國家的兒童虐待和忽視的研究進展。因此，兒童和青少年精神病學和精神衛生編輯委員會邀請世界各地的研究人員就這一重要主題作出跨學科的貢獻。《兒童和青少年精神病學與精神衛生》是國際兒童和青少年精神病學及相關專業協會的官方期刊，是一份開放獲取的在線期刊，為跨越不同文化背景的兒童和青少年精神衛生方面的快速和全面科學交流提供了一個國際平臺。CAPMH為跨學科和跨文化的研究信息交流提供了一個科學嚴謹和廣泛開放的論壇，涉及精神病學家、兒科醫生、心理學家、神經科學家和相關學科。該期刊致力于提高兒童和青少年心理健康狀況診斷、預后和治療的知識庫，旨在將基礎科學、臨床研究和研究成果的實際實施相結合。此外，還考慮了諸如神經生物學和兒童和青少年精神障礙神經心理學等傳統期刊中仍未充分體現的方面。國際兒童和青少年精神病學及相關專業協會(IACAPAP)的官方出版物。

Child protection is a substantial issue for child and adolescent healthcare professionals and allied professions. In cooperation with the Independent Commissioner for Questions Related to Child Sexual Abuse of the German government and the ‘Dreilaender Institut’, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health publishes this special issue on child abuse and neglect. The series focuses on advances in research on child abuse and neglect in different settings and countries. The Editorial Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health therefore invites interdisciplinary contributions on this important topic from researchers around the world.Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, the official journal of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, is an open access, online journal that provides an international platform for rapid and comprehensive scientific communication on child and adolescent mental health across different cultural backgrounds. CAPMH serves as a scientifically rigorous and broadly open forum for both interdisciplinary and cross-cultural exchange of research information, involving psychiatrists, paediatricians, psychologists, neuroscientists, and allied disciplines. The journal focusses on improving the knowledge base for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of mental health conditions in children and adolescents, and aims to integrate basic science, clinical research and the practical implementation of research findings. In addition, aspects which are still underrepresented in the traditional journals such as neurobiology and neuropsychology of psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence are considered.The official publication of theInternational Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP).