Child Health Associates Integrated Behavioral Health

At Child Health Associates we are dedicated to enhancing the growth, development, and well-being of all children, from birth through adolescence including your child’s mental and behavioral health.

Our Behavioral Health Staff are available to our patients to provide consultation and/or referrals for mild to moderate emotional and behavioral challenges by providing

• Clinical assessment with treatment recommendations
• Individual and Family support
• Information and resources related to education, behavioral and developmental needs

If your child requires further support, our behavioral health department will provide a list of community providers and services.

We also have a Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist on staff to provide psychiatric consultation to primary care physicians. Your child’s primary care physician may request a psychiatric evaluation and if appropriate, brief medication management to treat:

• Anxiety Disorders
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
• Mood Disorders
• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorders
• Disruptive Disorders
• Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders

If Your Child Is in Crisis, Call 911 or Mobile Crisis Intervention

• Worcester 24-hour access number: 1-866-549-2142 (Community HealthLink, Inc)
• MetroWest 24-hour access number: 1-800-640-5432 (Advocates)
• North County 24-hour access number: 1-800-977-5555 (Community HealthLink, Inc.)
• South County 24-hour access number: 1-800-294-4665 (Riverside Community Care)
• Western Mass 24 -hour access number: 1-800-437-5922 (BHN)

Screening forms

• PHQ-8
• GAD 7
• SCARED - Child
• SCARED - Parent
• SNAP-IV 26-Item Teacher & Parent Rating Scale
• Vanderbilt - Parent Initial
• Vanderbilt - Parent Follow-up
• Vanderbilt - Teacher Initial
• Vanderbilt - Teacher Follow-up