Racial, Ethnic, and Language Disparities in Early Childhood Developmental/Behavioral Evaluations

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed “Increasing the proportion of children with mental health problems who receive treatment” as one of its Healthy People 2020 Objectives.(1) With high rates (2) and increasing prevalence of childhood behavioral and developmental (DB) conditions,(3–6) promptly identifying and treating these disorders is important so that children’s functional outcomes can be maximized. In addition, since...