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 Children’s Behavioral
Health Care Initiative (CBHI) (government)
AAP
Developmental Surveillance and Screening
(July 2006)
Identification and Evaluation of Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders (November 2007)
Management of Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (November 2007)
Pediatrics in Review: Recognition of Autism
Before the Age of 2 (May 2008)
Treatment of the School-Aged Child With
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (October 2001 - This policy is more than
five years old and is no longer considered valid by the AAP.)
AAP Policy Statement: Identifying and
Treating Eating Disorders, Vol. III, No 1, (January 2003)
AACAP (
Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders (February 2007)
Assessment and Treatment of Children and
Adolescents With Attention-Deficit Disorder (July 2007)
Assessment and Treatment of Children with Bipolar Disorder, Vol. 6 (January 2007)
Assessment and Treatment of Children and
Adolescents with Conduct Disorders, Vol. 36 (October 1997) and
Vol. 36, October 1997 Supplement
Assessment and Treatment of Children and
Adolescents with Depressive Disorders
(November 2007)
Assessment and Treatment of Children and
Adolescents with Substance Abuse Disorders (2004)
Treatment Flowcharts
Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines: ADHD
Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines
07: Depression Under 6 Years Old
Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines
07: Depression Age 6 to Adolescence
Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines
07: Adolescence
ADHD
Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of
the School-Aged Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AAP) (October 2001 - This policy is more than five years old and is no longer
considered valid by the AAP.)
ADHD Treatment Flowchart - Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines
Anxiety
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Anxiety Disorder Resource Center
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
Auditory Integration
Training and Facilitated Communication for Autism
Published: PEDIATRICS, August 1998, Reaffirmed May 2002
Author: Committee on Children with Disabilities
AAP Information on vaccines and autism
Bipolar
Disorder
Depression
Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines
07: Depression Under 6 years - Treatment flowchart
Florida Best Practice Medication Guidelines
07: Adolescence - Treatment flowchart
Physician’s Medical Guide to Treating
Depression
McMan’s Depression and Bipolar Report
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 Policy Statement: Identifying and
Treating Eating Disorders, Vol. III, No. 1 (January 2003)
AAP screening questions to identify eating
disorders
AAP Physical Examination in Children and
Adolescents With Eating Disorders - Possible Findings
Maudsley Parents: A site for parents of eating disordered children –
Contains information about Family-Based Treatment (Maudsley Approach) including
a video
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder
Oppositional
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
David
Baldwins’s Trauma Information Pages – This award winning site provides
information for clinicians and researchers in the traumatic stress field.
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
Schizophrenia
Substance
Abuse
Bureau of Substance Abuse web site
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
EEOHS Early Intervention web page
Central Directory of Early Intervention Programs
DPH Brochure: Early Intervention
DPH Brochure: Early Intervention Specialty Services
AAP and the 
(may
take a few minutes to download)
Early Intervention Referral Form
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)
Billing,
EPSDT ( Screening Tools)
MBHP’s online Provider Directory
MCPAP central administration
e-mail addresses
VP -
John.Straus@valueoptions.com
Medical Director/Web site Medical Editor -
Barry.sarvet@bhs.org
Medical Director -
JGOLD1@partners.org
Project Manager -
Martha.Page@valueoptions.com
Data Analyst/Web site Coordinator -
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
Medications
and Choices: The Perspective of Families and Youth
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)
Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test (CAST)
Columbia DISC Depression Scale (Teen and
Parent Version)
CRAFFT – Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends,
Trouble
Guidelines for Adolescent Preventative
Services (GAPS)
Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS)
Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
(M-CHAT) Background, M-CHAT, Scoring
M-CHAT Information Page, Diana Robins, PhD
(Includes translations)
Multidimentional Anxiety Scale for Children
Patient
Health Questionnaire-9
Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional
Disorders (SCARED) - Parent and Child
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 -
scale and parent report- ages 6-14
Young Mania Rating Scale - P-YMRS-Parent Version
Behavioral
Assessment, Functional -
Multimodal Functional Behavioral Assessment
Screening Tools,
general information
Center for Public Representation -
http://www.rosied.org/Default.aspx?pageId=67061
Developmental Screening Tool Kit for Primary Care Providers - www.developmentalscreening.org/
General Screening information -
www.schoolpsychiatry.org
AAP Policy Statement- Identifying Infants and Young Children with
Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Developmental
Surveillance and Screening (July 2006)
Screening implementation worksheet from
dbpeds
Family Psychosocial Screening and
Surveillance (The Commonwealth Fund)
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
Federal Law – Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) statute and regulations
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)
Collaborative Assessment Program
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