If you believe your child has a psychiatric emergency, call 911, or go to the nearest emergency room.

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Help is available 24/7 - call 988

WHAT WE DO

In cooperation with community based mental health providers, we evaluate and treat children for behavior concerns and school problems including:

• Inattention and lack of focus
• Anxiety
• Depression

Does Your Child Need a Mental Health Evaluation?

If you have concerns about your child's behavioral & mental development, please call our office and a health coordinator will discuss your concerns and gather information that will be used to determine how we can best help your child. If a Behavioral Evaluation with one of our providers is needed, the health coordinator will schedule this visit for you and provide you with assessment tools that you will need to complete prior to your child's visit.

ADHD 

Our providers have expertise and significant experience diagnosing and treating ADHD. More information about
this process can be found here: ADHD/ADD Evaluations

Anxiety, Depression, OCD

Your child's doctor will meet with you and your child together to discuss your concerns, observations and past history. You may be asked to complete one or more of a number of Assessment tools including:

• Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)
• Vanderbilt Scales
• Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ9)​
• Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS)

If requested, please complete and return these evaluation tools before your child's appointment.
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What to Expect at a Mental Health Evaluation 

At least one week prior to your appointment, complete assigned assessments noted above. On the day of your child's evaluation, please arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time. Ideally, your child should eat a nutritious meal prior to the appointment and be well-rested.

Both you and your child will then meet with the provider who will perform a thorough assessment and develop a behavioral health management plan for your child. Our providers may recommend additional counseling to best serve your child.

If the provider prescribes medication, he/she will want to follow up with your child within 28 days to assess your child's progress and to determine if the medication can be refilled. A member of our front desk staff will schedule this appointment with you before you leave the office.

Ongoing Medication Management 

After your child's initial evaluation, if medication is started, your child must be seen within 81 days in order to continue the medication. If your child is doing well with his/her medication, subsequent appointments will be scheduled every 3 months. If a medication or dosage change is needed, your child must be seen within 1 month to assess your child's progress and to determine if the medication can be refilled.