As Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics begins its 20th year, it seems appropriate that this edition be focused on making us more attuned to the changing needs of our increasingly diverse children, youth, and families. Borrowing a phrase from our colleague, Claudio Toppelberg, we refer to this new population of children (who by 2030 will be the majority in our nation) as "America's new kids." In the pages that follow, the authors use an array of related terms with culture or cultural as the first word. As readers of this edition are likely aware, the evolving demographics of the United States have necessitated that clinicians be, at the very least, more culturally informed-and at the very best, culturally curious, skilled, and competent. Yet, the published literature on evidence-based practice regarding cultural issues in pediatric mental health has struggled to keep pace with the multiethnic and multicultural growth of the past 30-40 years.
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