Trends in Children’s Mental Health Services Research Funding: Response to Hoagwood and Colleagues’ Commentary

In their recent JAACAP Commentary, Hoagwood et al. examined data extracted from the National Institutes of Health Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) and concluded there has been a decrease in National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funding for child and adolescent services and intervention research during the 10-year period from 2005 to 2015. They eloquently argued for the importance of research that can guide practice and inform the organization and delivery of children's mental health services in the current context of unmet need and the state of mental health service delivery.