Editorial: Is child mental health research structurally racist?

The past year has accelerated global discourse on the role played by institutional and societal factors in perpetuating inequities between racial and ethnic groups across all aspects of life. This editorial considers whether our traditional approaches to child mental health research - and specifically the papers that are published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) - may inadvertently introduce structural barriers for advancing knowledge and improving mental health for children of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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The past year has seen an acceleration in global discourse around the role of institutional and societal factors perpetuating inequities between racial and ethnic groups. This editorial questions whether traditional approaches to child mental health research may inadvertently create structural barriers to advancing knowledge and improving mental health for children of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.