Unique care and services for unique kids
At Children’s Minnesota, we believe all kids are one-of-a-kind. That’s why we don’t offer cookie-cutter solutions to mental health issues. We think each child’s care should be as unique as the child. That’s why we offer two distinct areas of care: outpatient mental health services and acute mental health service.
Outpatient mental health services
Through this department, our psychologists meet with children for outpatient therapy, psychological and neuropsychological assessments, and consultation to outpatient and inpatient medical service.
- Outpatient therapy — Face-to-face meetings with a psychologist or post-doctoral fellow to diagnose and treat a condition.
- Psychological assessment — A series of tests and interviews that can help us better understand your child, their challenges, and the best treatment options.
Our specialists in this department provide psychiatric assessment and consultation to children. They can also prescribe and manage medications used to treat emotional and behavioral problems in children.
- Psychiatric assessment — The psychiatric clinicians on our team are available to meet with children for psychiatric evaluation for medication management of children who may need a prescription medicine to treat mental or behavioral health issues.
- Medication management — We provide ongoing management of any medicines your child needs for mental or behavioral health conditions.
Our specialists in this department focus on assessment and intervention of neuro-developmental problems (conditions typically characterized by impairments in cognition, communication, behavior and/or motor skills resulting from abnormal brain development).
- Neuropsychological assessment — A series of tests to evaluate possible medical, neurological and developmental issues children may have, and their best options for treatment and management of those issues.
- Developmental Pediatrics – Clinicians with expertise in complex developmental conditions who support ongoing care for children with neurodevelopmental differences whether they are born with them or they arise from serious medical problems. They collaborate with primary care providers, therapists and other medical specialists as part of the care team to serve as a home to monitor development and assist with coordination of care.
Mental health providers are embedded in our Children’s Minnesota primary care clinics to to provide coordinated, convenient and cost-effective behavioral health services for children and adolescents at their primary care clinics. View more about our integrated behavioral health services.
Acute mental health services
Our specialists in this department provide psychiatric assessment and consultation to children. They can also prescribe and manage medications used to treat emotional and behavioral problems in children.
We offer treatment for eating disorders on the continuum of care, including inpatient care for those who need intensive treatment, as well as outpatient care.
We offer an intensive day program for children ages 6-18 who are struggling with emotional and behavioral concerns.
The new 22-bed unit provides inpatient mental health care to kids with acute needs. Learn more.
We understand that mental health issues don’t just affect your child — they affect your whole family. And we’re here to help.