Services We Provide

• Who we see: Children and adolescents ages 13 to 17.
• What we offer: Intensive mental health treatment and services 6 hours a day, 5 days a week.
• How to request care: Ask your child’s Seattle Children’s provider or their primary care provider, mental health therapist, psychiatrist or school counselor for a referral.
• Read more about the Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program.

• Who we see: Children and youth ages 15 months to 21 years old who have autism spectrum disorder.
• What we offer: Diagnostic evaluation; a wide array of treatment programs in individual and group settings; referrals to other care and resources; research to better understand the causes and treatments for autism.
• How to request care: Ask your child’s primary care provider for a referral.
• Read more about the Autism Center. 

• Who we see: Children and teens ages 5 to 15 with disruptive behavior or attention problems and their families.
• What we offer: Consult visits, diagnostic evaluations, classes, group training for caregivers, groups for caregivers and children or teens together, Disruptive Behavior Crisis Clinic and 1-on-1 training for caregivers of children with the most serious defiant or aggressive behaviors.
• How to request care: Ask your child's primary care provider for a referral.
• Read more about the Behavior and Attention Management Program.

• Who we see: Children and teens who are having a suicidal crisis that is not an emergency.
• What we offer: We provide quick access to 1 to 4 visits.
• How to request care: Community providers, parents and caregivers may call Outpatient Psychiatry Triage at 206-987-2164, option 2, to see if we have openings and place a referral by phone.
• Read more about the Behavioral Health Crisis Care Clinic.

Español

• Pacientes que vemos: niños y adolescentes de 4 a 18 años con problemas de salud mental o de comportamiento que hablan español y a sus padres o cuidadores.
• Lo que ofrecemos: servicio bilingüe de evaluación y tratamiento a corto plazo y terapia de grupo con base científica.
• Como solicitar atención: puede pedirle al proveedor de atención médica de cabecera que envíe la referencia para el programa junto con sus notas por fax al 206-985-3121.
• Más información sobre el Servicio CALMA.

English

• Who we see: Spanish-speaking children ages 4 to 18 who have mental health or behavior concerns and their parents and other caregivers.
• What we offer: Bilingual evaluation and treatment, including short-term, evidence-based group treatments.
• How to request care: Ask your child’s primary care provider to submit a referral to the program by faxing a referral and notes to 206-985-3121.
• Read more about the CALMA Clinic.

• Who we see: Infants, children, teens and young adults until they complete high school (up to age 21) who are DHH with mental or behavioral health issues. Hearing children with a family member who is DHH are also eligible for our services.
• What we offer: Evaluation, individual and family therapy, care coordination, support/skills groups, behavior management counseling, parent education, referral for a psychiatric medicine consultation and other services from mental health therapists who are fluent in sign language.
• How to request care: Ask for a referral from your child’s primary care provider or other healthcare provider.
• Read more about the DHH Mental Health Program.

• Who we see: Parents and caregivers of children and adolescents ages 5 to 12 who are having a behavioral crisis.
• What we offer: We provide quick access to 4 visits for caregivers.
• How to request care: Ask your child’s provider for a referral. This clinic accepts referrals from Seattle Children’s providers, emergency department providers, primary care providers, mental health providers and school healthcare providers.
• Read more about the Disruptive Behavior Crisis Clinic.

• Who we see: Children ages 4 or younger who have behavior issues, anxiety, sleep problems, neurodevelopmental problems or prenatal (before birth) exposure to alcohol or drugs. We also see children who have behavior or emotional challenges and another medical condition.
• What we offer: Evaluation, treatment recommendations, individual and group training for parents and referrals to other care and resources.
• How to request care: Ask your child’s primary care provider for a referral.
• Read more about the Early Childhood Clinic.

• Who we see: Children ages 5 to 17 who have anxiety disorders such as separation anxiety, selective mutism, social anxiety, school refusal, panic disorder and specific phobias. In addition, we treat obsessive-compulsive disorder and related conditions, including trichotillomania, excoriation disorder and tic disorders, like Tourette syndrome. We also treat children ages 5 to 17 who have mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder.
• What we offer: Evaluation, treatment recommendations, short-term individual therapy for children, group treatment for children and parents, medicine and referrals to other care and resources.
• How to request care: Ask your child’s primary care provider for a referral.
• Read more about the Mood and Anxiety Program.

• Who we see: Children ages 5 to 15 who have attention, learning or behavior problems.
• What we offer: Evaluation, development of a treatment plan for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related conditions, collaboration with the referring primary care provider (who provides ongoing care), medicine consultations and evaluations, follow-up consultations, second opinions and access to behavioral treatment group programs and research studies.
• How to request care: Ask your child’s primary care provider for a referral.
• Read more about PEARL.

• Who we see: Children and teens ages 4 through 17.
• What we offer: We provide urgent same-day mental and behavioral health support for children and teens in Washington state who do not need the services of an emergency department.
• How to request care: A referral is not required. In-person and video visits available, including limited walk-in appointments.
• Read more about Psychiatric Urgent Care.

• Who we see: Young people ages 13 through 21 with or at risk for psychosis.
• What we offer: Evaluation and 1 to 2 years of treatment, including individual therapy, group therapy, family education and support, peer support, employment and education support, recovery support and medicine evaluation and management.
• How to request care: Ask for a referral from your child’s primary care provider, mental health provider, school health provider or another provider in the community or at Seattle Children’s.
• Read more about the Psychosis Program.

• Who we see: Children ages 3 to 17 who are in crisis due to complex mental health issues. 
• What we offer: Short-term care in the hospital during a crisis.
• How to request care: Patients are admitted to the PBMU only after they come to an emergency room and providers there decide they would benefit from an inpatient stay.
• Read more about the PBMU.

The Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine team consults and collaborates with Seattle Children’s medical and surgical providers who are caring for children with a wide range of health conditions. Pediatric psychologists, who are specially trained to help children and teens deal with serious illness, are part of many Seattle Children’s care teams and are available to consult on the care of patients in other Seattle Children’s programs as needed.