Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Resources

Parents Are Invited to Join the Psychiatry Family Advisory Group

• Is your child receiving care, or has your child recently received care, at Seattle Children’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine (Seattle Children’s Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Unit or outpatient clinic, Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, Seattle Children’s at Overlake Tower in Bellevue or the Autism Center)?
• Do you have a collaborative spirit and enjoy working with a team of people?
• Would you like to use your experience as a parent to help improve services for all families seen in our department?
• Would you like to help identify and work on specific projects which support and promote family-centered care?

If so, we’d like to talk with you about joining our Psychiatry Family Advisory Group. We are always looking for interested parents. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Seattle Children's main campus. If you are interested, please email Cindy Langdon or call her at 206-987-8919.

Conditions

• Anxiety, Fears and Phobias 
• Asperger Syndrome 
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)  (PDF)
• Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders 
• Conduct Disorder (PDF)
• Depression (PDF)
• Eating Disorders 
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (PDF)

Community Resources

Providers at community mental health centers and in private practice can diagnose and treat mental health issues.

• ADHD: Northwest CHADD 
• Child abuse or neglect: Washington State DSHS 
• Sexual abuse or sexual assault:
  • Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress at Harborview 
  • King County Sexual Assault Resource Center 
   
• Learning disabilities and neuropsychological testing
  • Learning Disabilities Association of Washington 
  • LEARN Clinic, University of Washington Department of Psychology 
   

DSHS/Medicaid

If your child is covered only by DSHS/Medicaid and lives outside King County, we can only treat your child in our clinics if their county has a contract with us for services. Medicaid requires patients to see a mental health provider who has a contract in the county where the patient lives. Look up providers by county.

Recommended Reading

Tools for families

• Roadmap for Outpatient Mental Health Services (PDF) – the steps for getting clinic-based mental healthcare at Seattle Children’s
• Outpatient Mental Health Treatment (PDF) – basics about what to expect during your child’s clinic-based care
• Roadmap for Inpatient Mental Health Services (PDF) – the steps for getting hospital-based mental healthcare at Seattle Children’s
• Insurance Coverage for Mental Health Services (PDF) – how to use insurance for mental healthcare

Eating disorders

• Eating Disorders Services at Seattle Children's: Overview  (PDF)
• Eating Disorders Services: The Clinics That May Work with Your Child and What They Do (PDF) (Spanish) 
• Eating Disorders Services: What To Expect When Your Child Has Been Admitted to Seattle Children’s (PDF) (Spanish) 

Newsletters

• CATTS (Children's ADHD Telemental Health Treatment Study), Spring 2011 (PDF)
• Mindful Matters (PDF)
  • Spring 2011 
  • Summer 2011 
  • Fall 2011 
   

Support Groups and Classes

• Autism Living Life and You Support Group 
• Eating Disorders Support Group 
• Classes for Parents About Mental Health (PDF)

Useful Links

• Access for Autistic Youth (AAY) 
• Autism Center, University of Washington 
• Autism Outreach Project 
• Autism Society 
• Autism Society of Washington 
• CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 
• Family Court Services (King County Superior Court) 
• National Alliance on Mental Illness 
• National Eating Disorders Association 
• National Institute of Mental Health 
• National Resource Center on ADHD 
• OASIS: Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support 
• Youth Suicide Prevention Program 

More Resources

For additional resources, visit the Health Education Resource Exchange on the Washington State Department of Health website.