Patient and Family Resources

• Abuse, trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress at Harborview

• Anxiety

  • Anxiety Disorders: Facts for Families (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Anxiety Disorders: Booklist and Resources (PDF)
  • Anxiety and Related Disorders (video)

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • ADHD: Facts for Families (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Attention and Behavior Community Psychotherapy Resources (PDF)

• Autism

  • Seattle Children’s Autism Center

• Depression

  • Depression
  • Depression: Facts for Families (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Mood Disorders: Bipolar and Depression Booklist and Resources (PDF)

• Eating disorders

  • Eating Disorders Program

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Facts for Families (PDF)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Intensive Outpatient Program

• Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)

  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder

• Sexual abuse or sexual assault

  • Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress at Harborview
  • King County Sexual Assault Resource Center

• Sleep problems

  • Sleep Disorders Program

• Tics

  • Tics

• Tourette syndrome

  • Tourette Syndrome

• Trichotillomania

  • Trichotillomania

Even if we do not have openings, it is important to get care when your child needs it. There are many resources in the community that can help. 

• Washington’s Mental Health Referral Service for Children and Teens is a free service that connects families with mental health providers in your local area who fit your child’s mental health needs.
• Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Community Resources (PDF)
• Resources for Families With Children Age Birth to 5 Years (PDF)
• Attention and Behavior Community Psychotherapy Resources (PDF)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Community Resources (PDF)
• Mood and Anxiety Therapy Community Resources (PDF)
• Community Mental Health and Addiction Services in Washington State
• Children’s Crisis Outreach Response System (CCORS) (King County)
• Hotlines for Youth (PDF) (Spanish)
• Read choosing a mental health provider (PDF) (Spanish)
• Seek support from Guided Pathways (King County).
• Web Resources for Families of Children and Adolescents With Emotional and Behavioral Needs (PDF)
• Current Research Studies
• In crisis? If your child or family needs help right away, call Washington Recovery Helpline at 866-789-1511. You can also text HOME to 741741 or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from anywhere in the U.S.
• Listen to podcasts for parents seeking help with emotional and behavioral challenges.

• Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) (PDF)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (PDF)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Community Resources (PDF)
• Guidelines for Choosing a Mental Health Provider (PDF) (Spanish)
• Managing Disruptive Behaviors (PDF)
• Medicine Evaluation (PDF)
• Mental Health Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Children and Their Families (PDF)
• Mood and Anxiety Therapy Community Resources (PDF)
• Outpatient Mental Health Treatment (PDF)
• Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Community Resources (PDF)
• Referral Resources for Families with Children Age Birth to Five Years (PDF)

Seattle Children’s offers a number of groups for patients and families, based on patient needs and available openings.

The groups can provide hands-on skills and education to children and adolescents who struggle with their emotions and behaviors. Some families will benefit from parent seminars, which provide skills and education to parents without the child present.

How to get services

If you are new to Seattle Children’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine clinics and are interested in signing your child up for a group, you will need to get a referral from your primary care provider. They will need to send us a referral for the group you are interested in. If we receive a referral from your provider, we will let them know if we have an opening or not. If we have room in the group, we will contact you to answer questions to see if the group is a good fit and then we will schedule an evaluation appointment. Learn more about how to get mental health services at Seattle Children’s.

If you are a current patient, please talk with your Seattle Children’s provider. They can recommend a group, as well as provide a referral.

Cost

The cost of each group differs. We will bill your child’s insurance for each session you attend. Read more for details on a specific group.

• Anxiety

  Anxiety Program 

  • Audience: Ages 6–17 (split into separate groups, based on age)
  • Locations: Bellevue and Main Campus
  • Number of sessions: 9
  • Date and time: Tuesdays from 5–6 p.m. at Main Campus and Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. at Bellevue
  • Format: Child and parent groups offered at the same time (parent/caregiver attendance is required) 

  School Avoidance Group 

  • Audience:Parents and middle and high schoolers
  • Locations:Main Campus
  • Number of sessions:8
  • Date and time:Tuesdays from 10–11:30 a.m.
  • Format: First 2 sessions are parent-only and then the remaining are a parent-child joint group
  • Read more (PDF). 

  Selective Mutism Group 

  • Audience: Parents and children ages 3–7 and 8–12
  • Locations: Main Campus
  • Number of sessions: 8
  • Date and time: Tuesdays from 10–11:30 a.m. (for ages 3-7) and Thursdays from 10–11:30 a.m. (for ages 8-12)
  • Format: Child and parent groups offered at the same time
  • Read more (PDF).

• Cancer

  Next Up: Life After Cancer 

  • Audience: Children ages 11–14 and their parents
  • Number of sessions: 8
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Date and Time: Tuesdays from 5–6 p.m.
  • Read more (PDF).
  • AYA Cancer Group (PDF)

• Eating disorders

  Meal Support 

  • Audience: Parents of children (any age) with eating disordered behavior
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Number of sessions: 1
  • Date and time: Thursdays from 5–7 p.m. or Sundays from 12:30–2:30 p.m.
  • Format: Parent group
  • Read more (PDF). 

  Skills Training for Adolescents in Recovery (STAR) 

  • Audience: Adolescents (ages 13–17) in ongoing outpatient treatment
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Number of sessions: Ongoing
  • Format: Adolescent group
  • Read more (PDF).

• ADHD

  Incredible Years 

  • Audience: Parents of children ages 8–11 who have ADHD
  • Number of sessions: 20
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Date and Time: Wednesdays from 4–6 p.m.
  • Format: Parent group
  • Read more (PDF). 

  Incredible Years and Dinosaur School 

  • Audience: Ages 6–8
  • Number of sessions: 20
  • Location: Bellevue and Main Campus
  • Date and Time: Thursdays from 4–6 p.m.
  • Format: Parent and child group 

  Parenting Children with ADHD 

  • Audience: Parents of children ages 6–12 with ADHD
  • Number of sessions: 9
  • Location: Bellevue and Main Campus
  • Date and Time: Mondays from 4–5 p.m. at Bellevue and Tuesdays from 4–5 p.m. at Main Campus
  • Format: Parent group
  • Read more (PDF). 

  Parenting Teens with ADHD 

  • Audience: Parents of children ages 14-17 with ADHD
  • Number of sessions: 12
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Date and Time: Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m.
  • Format: Parent group
  • Read more (PDF). 

  Teen Organization Planning and Study Skills (TOPS) 

  • Audience: High school students only
  • Number of sessions: 8
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Date and Time: Tuesdays from 4–5 p.m.
  • Format: Adolescent group
  • Read more (PDF).

• Early childhood

  Incredible Years (Early Childhood) 

  • Audience: Parents of children ages 2–5
  • Number of sessions: 20
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Date and Time: Thursdays from 1–3 p.m.
  • Format: Parent group

  Parent Anxiety Group (Early Childhood) 

  • Audience: Parents of children ages 3–6
  • Number of sessions: 8
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Date and Time: Wednesdays from 3–4 p.m.
  • Format: Parent group

• Guided Pathways provides support for families and their children living in King County. They provide one-to-one parent support to help guide parents while their child is having difficulty and during recovery. They also provide peer support to guide youth through difficult times.
• List of support groups at Seattle Children’s

• 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(PDF).

• Web Resources for Families of Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Needs (PDF)

• How and when to talk to your kids about mental health (New Day Northwest)

• 6 Tips for Reducing Anxiety (Audio: 27:46)

• Do You Have an Anxious Child? (Audio: 26:45)

• Interventions for Children with ADHD (Audio: 14:05)

• 5 Tips for Parenting a Child With ADHD (Audio: 30:27)

• Recognizing ADHD in Children (Audio: 32:06)

• What to Do If Your Kid Is Suicidal (Audio: 13:43)

• So You Think Your Kid Is Depressed (Audio: 25:05)

• How Do You Know If Your Kid Is Depressed (Audio: 22:01)