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Your Child's Emotional Health

Our pediatric behavioral health specialists help children cope with mental health concerns.

child's emotional health

Some young people may have underlying emotional illness related to:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety disorder
  • Bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness)
  • Attention deficit disorder (ADD)
  • Family conflicts
  • School difficulties
  • Loss and grieving
  • Effects of trauma or abuse
  • Eating disorders
  • Drug or alcohol use
  • Sexual or gender identity problems
  • Emotional problems related to a physical illness
We have a behavioral health care team with professionals highly skilled and experienced in the special needs of teens. They are eager to help young people in their journey back to wellness. This team includes board-certified psychiatric physicians, licensed doctoral-level psychologists, licensed psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, registered nurses, clinical nurse specialists, mental health technicians, occupational therapy professionals and a certified teacher.

 

Our programs include:

  • Adolescent psychiatric unit: A safe, secure, caring environment where an adolescent’s condition can be treated and they can be protected from harming themselves.
  • Adolescent transitions: a partial hospitalization program designed for young people making the shift out of the hospital, or for those who don’t need an overnight hospital program but still need very structured care.
  • Outpatient care: For adolescents who do not need daily treatment.

     

     


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