Child Health Associates Integrated Behavioral Health

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)

• Connect with a Crisis Counselor by Texting "HOME" to 741741
• Community Services Informational and Referral Hotline: 211
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255)
• Parent Stress Line: 1-800-632-8188

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

Children & Parents: Anxiety

Toddler - Kindergarten

• A Little Spot of Anxiety:  A Story About Calming Our Worries, by Diane Alber (ages 3-9)
• Anxiety Relief for Kids, by Rachel Stone (workbook)
• Breathe Like a Bear, by Kira Wiley
• Breathe, by Scott Magoon
• Can’t You Sleep Little Bear?, by Marten Waddell
• CBT Workbook for Kids, by Heather Davidson
• Cool Cats, Calm Kids, by Mary L. Williams
• Dogger, by Shirley Hughes
• Dogs Don’t Do Ballet, by Anna Kemp
• Growing Up Brave, by Donna Pincus
• Harry McClarey, by Lynley Dodd
• How Big Are Your Worries Little Bear, by Jayneen Sanders
• Is A Worry Worrying You?, by Ferida Wolff and Harriet Savitz (ages 4-8)
• Listening with My Heart, by Gabi Garcia
• Llama Llama Misses Mama, by Anna Dewdney
• Mommy Don’t Go, by Elizabeth Crary
• No Matter What, by Debi Glori
• Outsmart Worry, by Dawn Heubner
• Ready… Set… R.E.L.A.X., by Jeffrey Alan and Roger Klein
• Scaredy Squirrel, by Melanie Watt
• The Invisible String, by Patricia Karst
• The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn
• The Monster at the End of the Book, by Jon Stone
• The Owl That Was Afraid of the Dark, by Jill Tomlenson
• The Worry Box, by Suzanne Chiew
• The Worry Workbook for Kids, by Muniya Khanna and Deborah Roth Ledley
• Thunder Cake, by Patricia Palacco, (reading can be found on YouTube)
• Up & Down the Worry Hill: A Children’s Book About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Its Treatment, by Aureen Pinto Wagner
• What a Bad Dream, by Mercer Mayer
• When I Miss You, by Cornelia Maude Spelman
• When Lions Roar, by Robie Harris
• When My Worries Get Too Big, by Kari Dunn Buron (grade level 3-4)
• Wilma Jean the Worry Machine, by Julia Cook
• Worry, Worry, Go Away!, by Christine Adams
• You Go Away, by Dorothy Corey

6-12 Years

• A Terrible Thing Happened (PTSD), by Margaret Holmes
• Guts, by Raina Telegmeier, (Comic book specific to Emetophobia, fear of vomiting)
• I Bet I Won’t Fret: A Workbook to Help Children with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, by T.A. Sisemore
• I Don’t Want to Go to School, by Nancy Pando
• I Feel Worried! Tips for Kids on Overcoming Anxiety, by Donna Shea and Nadine Briggs
• Is a Worry Worrying You?, by Ferida Wolff and Harriet Savitz
• Outsmart Your Worry Tool Kit (ages 5-11)
• Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids, by Reid Wilson, PhD, and Lynn Lysons, LICSW.
• (Free e-book; companion to Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children
• Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children’s Book About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Its Treatment, by Aureen Pinto Wagner
• What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More, by Dawn Heubner
• What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems With Sleep, by Dawn Heubner
• What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, by Dawn Heubner
• What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD, by Dawn Heubner
• What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger, by Dawn Heubner
• Willow Wonders, Why Do I Worry?, by Wynne Radcliffe and Kristin Beckstrom Radcliffe
• Win or Lose, I Love You!, by Lysa Terkeurst

Teens

• Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens: A Workbook to Break the Nine Thought Habits That Are Holding You Back, by Dr. Mary Karapetian Alvord
• Conquer Your Fears and Phobias for Teens: How to Build Courage and Stop Fear From Holding You Back, by Andrea Umbach, PsyD
• Feeling Better: CBT Workbook for Teens, by Rachel Hutt
• Free From OCD, by Timothy Sisemore, (Is a good workbook)
• Mindfulness for Teen Worry, by Jeffrey Bernstein, PhD
• Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids, by Reid Wilson, PhD, and Lynn Lysons, LICSW.  (Free e-book; companion to Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7
• Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children
• Stuff That Sucks: A Teen’s Guide to Accepting What You Can’t Change and Committing to What You Can, by Ben Sedley
• Stuff That’s Loud: A Teen’s Guide to Unspiraling When OCD Gets Noisy, by Ben Sedley and Lisa Coyne
• The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: CBT and ACT Skills to Help You Build
• Social Confidence, by Jennifer Shannon, LMFT
• Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green

Parents

• Anxiety Relief for Kids: On the Spot Strategies to Help Child Conquer Worry and Avoidance, by Michael Tompkins and Bridget Flynn Walker
• Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and
• Independent Children, by Reid Wilson, PhD, and Lynn Lyons, LICSW
• Help for Worried Kids: How Your Child Can Conquer Anxiety and Fear, by Cynthia G. Last
• Helping Your Anxious Child, by Ronald Rapee
• Helping Your Child Overcome Separation Anxiety or School Refusal, by Andrew Eisen and Linda Engler
• Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance: A Powerful New
• Approach to Overcoming Fear, Panic, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, by Christopher McCurry
• What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions, by Aureen Wagner

Parents: ADHD

Parents

• 101 Best Tips for ADHD, by Susan Ashley
• ADHD Parenting Handbook – Practical Advice for Parents, by Coleen Alexander-Roberts
• Calming the Chaos, by Jim Fay and Charles Fay
• Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood
• Through Adulthood, by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey
• Parenting Children with ADHD, by Vincent Monastra
• Putting on the Brakes – Activity Book for Kids with ADD or ADHD, by Patricia Quinn and Judy Stern
• Smart by Scattered, by Colin Guare and Peg Dawson
• Taking Charge of ADHD, by Russell Barkley
• The ADHD Book of Lists, by Sandra Rief
• The Everything Parent Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder, by Rebecca Branstetter, PhD

Children & Parents: Toilet Training

Children

• A Potty for Me, by Karen Katz
• Everybody Poops, by Taro Gomi
• I’ve Finished, by Victoria Roberts
• It Hurts When I Poop, by Howard Bennett
• Once Upon a Potty, by Alona Frankel
• Potty Time with Elmo, Phoenix International Publications
• Potty, by Leslie Patricelli
• The New Potty, by Mercer Mayer
• The Potty Book for Boys, by Alyssa Capucilli
• The Potty Book for Girls, by Alyssa Capucilli

Parents

• No Cry Potty Training Solution, by Elizabeth Pantrey
• Potty Training Answer Book, by Karen Deerwester
• Potty Wise, by Grey Ezzo
• Stress Free Potty Training, by Sara Au and Peter Stanvinoha
• The Everything Guide to Potty Training, by Kim Bookout
• Toilet Training, by Vicki Lansk