Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing (JCAPN)

The Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing is a specialized academic journal dedicated to advancing child and adolescent mental health care through psychiatric nursing research and practice. Established in the late 1980s, the journal has a long history of publishing peer-reviewed articles that deepen understanding of emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges in young populations. Its content spans empirical research, clinical case studies, review articles, and evidence-based practice reports that explore how nursing assessment, intervention, and care strategies influence outcomes for children and adolescents with psychiatric conditions. The journal addresses not only clinical and therapeutic aspects but also psychosocial, environmental, and policy issues that affect access to care, quality of services, and nurses’ roles in interdisciplinary treatment teams. Topics commonly featured include psychiatric symptomatology, family dynamics, psychopharmacology, school-based mental health interventions, community care models, cultural considerations, and innovations in nursing education and practice. As the official voice of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, it bridges research and frontline practice, promoting evidence-based nursing strategies that improve clinical outcomes and support holistic development. Indexed in major scientific databases and disseminated internationally, the journal is an essential resource for practitioners, scholars, educators, and policymakers engaged in pediatric psychiatric nursing and child mental health care.

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing (JCAPN) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, General Medicine, Phychiatric Mental Health, psychosocial and environmental influences on mental health, psychiatric interventions, psychopharmacology in youth, developmental and emotional disorders, social policy impacts, school and community-based care, and systems of care delivery for children, adolescents, families , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1073-6077, E-ISSN: 1744-6171, Established: 1988, Impact Factor: 1.5
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE