1. Children as partners with adults in their medical care
2. American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, & Children’s Hospital Association. (2021). AAP-AACAP-CHA Declaration of a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. https://www.aap.org/en/advocacy/child-and-adolescent-healthy-mental-development/aap-aacap-cha-declaration-of-a-national-emergency-in-child-and-adolescent-mental-health/
3. American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (2002, amended effective June 1, 2010, and January 1, 2017). http://apa.org/ethics/code
4. The MacArthur Treatment Competence Study. I: Mental illness and competence to consent to treatment.
5. Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-2272. Consent of parent required for mental health screening or treatment of minors; exception; violation; classification; definition.