MGH School Psychiatry Web Resource for Mental Disorders in Children
A group of MGH clinicians joined forces with
educators and parents to launch
www.schoolpsychiatry.org, a web site
targeted to educators, clinicians and parents of children with mental health
diagnoses. The project is a joint effort
of two programs in the MGH Department of Psychiatry — the School Psychiatry
program, led by Jeff Bostic, MD, EdD, and the Mood and
Anxiety Disorders Institute (MADI)
Mental health conditions addressed on the school
psychiatry site include anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression,
obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
nonverbal learning disabilities, Asperger's disorder, and autism spectrum
disorders. Visitors to the site will find
checklists for preliminary mental health screenings, screening tools and rating
scales, educational evaluations, and school-based accommodations and
interventions.
Clinical Reference
General Children’s Mental
Health Resources
American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics Mental Health Page
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute of Mental Health
Reach Institute: The Action Signs Project
AACAP (
Bright
Futures (AAP)
Bright Futures: Promoting Mental Health
Children’s
Mental Health in Primary Care
AAP
web page on Children’s Mental Health in Primary Care (includes information on the 15-minute
mental health webinar)
Children’s Behavioral Health
Initiative (CBHI)
EOHHS web page on information on
– Children's Behavior Health Initiative (CHBI)
AAP:Developmental Surveillance and Screening
(July 2006)
AAP:Identification and Evaluation of Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders (November 2007)
AAP:Management of Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (November 2007)
AAP:Pediatrics in Review: Recognition of Autism
Before the Age of 2 (May 2008)
ADHD
Anxiety
Autism
Management of Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (November 2007)
Pediatrics in Review: Recognition of Autism
Before the Age of 2 (2008)
AAP Listing of Items for Clinical Management
of ASD (November 2007)
AAP Table of Selected Potential Medication
Options for ASD (November 2007)
AAP/National Center on Medical Home: Autism
Page
Bipolar
Disorder
AAP Describes Pediatricians' Role in Managing Bipolar Disorders in Adolescents (November 2012)
Depression
Physician’s Medical Guide to Treating
Depression
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Depression Resource Center
Conduct Disorder
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conduct Disorder Resource Center
Eating
Disorders
AAP: Identification and Management of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents (November 2010)
Maudsley Parents: A site for parents of eating disordered children –
Contains information about Family-Based Treatment (Maudsley Approach) including
a video
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder
AACAP: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents(December 2011)
Oppositional
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
– This web resource contains information for parents and caregivers, as well as
for professionals.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Disaster and Trauma Resource Center
Substance
Use
Substance Abuse Services in Massachusetts -
EOHHS web site
Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline
MCPAP Western Massachusetts Resource
Directory of Community Health Services
Central Directory of Early Intervention Programs.
Family Ties Directory of Resources for
Families of Children with Special Needs
MedlinePlus: GoLocal Massachusetts: Your
source for health services in your community
South Shore Coalition of Independent Therapists
Substance Abuse Services in Massachusetts -
EOHHS web site
Massachusetts
Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline
EOHHS Early Intervention Web Page
Central Directory of Early Intervention Programs
Insurance Provider
Directories
Blue Cross Blue Shield and Magellan
United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Information on MassHealth Standard (This is a link to Massresources.com, a free line resource for Massachusetts residents in need of housing, food health care, and other basic services)
Information on MassHealth Family Assistance (This is a link to Massresources.com, a free line resource for Massachusetts residents in need of housing, food health care, and other basic services)
Information on MassHealth CommonHealth (This is a link to Massresources.com, a free line resource for Massachusetts residents in need of housing, food health care, and other basic services)
MBHP’s online Provider Directory
MCPAP central administration
e-mail addresses
Director Special Projects -
John.Straus@valueoptions.com
Medical Director -
Barry.sarvet@bhs.org
Program Administrator -
Irene.Tanzman@valueoptions.com
Physician
ADHD Treatment Flowchart - Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines
AAP Table of Selected Potential Medication
Options for ASD (November 2007)
Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines
07: Depression Under 6 years - Treatment flowchart
Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines
07: Adolescence - Treatment flowchart
Physician’s Med Guide to treating depression
Parent
Parents Med Guide for Treating Depression
Mental Health Reform in
Massachusetts
See Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative
(CBHI)
See MCPAP Parent Education Resource web page
Screening, Diagnosis, Rating
Scales, Asssessments
Achenbach System of Empirically Based
Assessment (CBCL)
Columbia DISC Depression Scale (Teen and
Parent Version)
CRAFFT – Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends,
Trouble
Guidelines for Adolescent Preventative
Services (GAPS)
Patient
Health Questionnaire-9
AAP Screening questions to identify eating
disorders
Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS)
Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham (SNAP-IV) -
www.ADHD.net
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent or Teacher
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale -
symptom checklist and scale for ages 14+
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale -
parent report- ages 6-14
Behavioral
Assessment, Functional -
Multimodal Functional Behavioral Assessment
Screening Tools,
general information
Developmental Screening Tool Kit for Primary Care
Providers -
www.developmentalscreening.org/
General Screening information -
www.schoolpsychiatry.org
EOHHS DPH web page on School-based Health
Centers
Massachusetts Coalition for School-based
Health Centers
General
Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education
Physician’s Statement for Home/Hospital
Placement
Advocacy
The Federation for Children with Special
Needs
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Basic Rights Workshops
State special education regulations
Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) website
DESE
Program Quality and Assurance (Place a
concern.)
Bureau of
Substance Abuse
Bureau of Substance Abuse web site
Department
of Children and Families (DCF - formerly DSS)
Department
of Developmental Services (DDS - formerly DMR)
Application for DMR Eligibility
Department
of Mental Health (DMH)
Request for DMH Child/Adolescent Services
Department
of Public Health (DPH)
Department
of Public Health web site
Department
of Youth Services (DYS)
Department of Youth Services web site
DYS and
advocacy
AAP Policy Statement- Identifying Infants and Young Children with
Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Developmental
Surveillance and Screening (July 2006)