Your child’s mental health is just as important as their physical health. At Roslindale Pediatrics, we screen for mental health conditions and do our best to manage them, either here through our office or through a specialist. Below we have resources for some of the more common mental health conditions. Please call us if you have any concerns for behavioral issues and would like to set up an appointment to discuss them.
If you or your child is experiencing a mental health crisis, we strongly recommend that you contact the mental health hotline right away. You can find their numbers by clicking here. Any questions about this please call us as well. Here is a list of Mental Health Hotlines:
Suicide and Crisis Hotline, call or text - 988
Trevor Project Hotline - for LGBTQ+ Youths - 1-866-588-7386 or text START to 678-678
National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233
Parental Stress Hotline - 1-800-632-8188
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline - 1-833-943-5746, call or text
SAMHSA Hotline, Mental Health and Substance Abuse - 1-800-662-4357
Behavioral Health Helpline: 1-833-773-2445, call or test. can also visit www.masshelpline.com
ADHD
Many of our patients struggle with ADHD but there are great resources to help manage ADHD. Call us if you have concerns that your child might have ADHD to set up an appointment. Below are some screening questionnaires we use. We can also distribute a self help guide created by Boston Children’s Clinicians through MyChart. Contact us to request a copy for your child.
Healthy Children’s Articles about ADHD
CHADD Website - Children and Adults with ADHD
ADHD Self Management Guide - Children 6 to 12
ADHD Self Management Guide - Teens
ADHD Self Management Guide - Parents of Teens
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
If you or your child are experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety please call us to set up an appointment with their provider. We can also distribute a self help guide created by Boston Children’s Clinicians through MyChart. Contact us to request a copy for your child.
If you or your child is experiencing thoughts of self harm or harm to others please call us or go to your nearest emergency room.
You can also call the Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 988.
We know some kids have trouble going to school because these symptoms can be overwhelming. Here is a website with resources to help kids who have school avoidance.
Healthy Children’s Articles on Emotional Problems
Depression Self Management Guide - Children 6 to 12
Depression Self Management Guide - Teens
Depression Self Management Guide - Parents of Teens
Anxiety Self Management Guide - Children 6 to 12
Anxiety Self Management Guide - Teens
Anxiety Self Management Guide - Parents of Teens
CONDUCT DISORDERS
A child’s behaviors can be very difficult to manage and sometimes it can be hard to know what is normal for their age. We are now able to distribute a self help guide created by Boston Children’s Clinicians through MyChart to help manage some of these behaviors. Contact us to request a copy for your child. If you still have concerns, feel free to call us to discuss them with their provider.
Disruptive Behaviors Management Guide - Children 3 to 12
SOCIAL SKILLS BUILDING
Our behavioral health specialists have compiled some very useful websites you can refer to that may help your child build social skills.
ADHD and Social Skills Building
Social Skill Building on CHADD Website
Improving Social Skills for Children with ADHD
SUBSTANCE USE
We want to make sure our teenage and young adults are aware of the risks of substance use. Here are some resources that discuss the health and social risks of common substances they might encounter:
Helping Teens Resist Pressure to Try Drugs
