Integrated Mental Health Care for Children and Youth: A Scoping Review

This scoping review aims to explore how integrated mental health care models for children and youth are defined and implemented across community-based settings. Mental health concerns affect one in ten individuals aged 5–24 globally, yet access to timely, coordinated care remains limited. Integrated models, spanning health, education, and social services, offer promising solutions but vary widely in structure and scope. Using a comprehensive framework, this review will map integration across service domains, levels of care, and sectors, and summarize reported outcomes. Findings will inform policy and practice by identifying effective strategies, gaps, and opportunities to strengthen youth mental health systems and guide future program planning and evaluation.