Childrens Hospital of the KD CHKD Mental Health Service Line

Care Offered

• Mental health treatment

Service Setting

• Outpatient treatment
• Telemedicine/telehealth

Facility Type

• Outpatient mental health facility

Treatment Approaches

• Activity therapy
• Behavior modification
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Group therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Psychotropic medication
• Trauma therapy

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Who Operates This Facility

• a Private non-profit organization

Payments and Insurance Accepted

• County or local government funds
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Other State funds
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• State welfare or child and family services funds

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Special Programs and Population Groups Supported

• Transitional age young adults
• LGBT
• Military families
• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Persons with HIV or AIDS
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Persons with traumatic brain injury
• Persons with eating disorders
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder
• Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance

Ancillary Services

• Chronic disease/illness management
• Case management
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Education services
• Family psychoeducation
• Illness management and recovery
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services

Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Young adults

Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Additional Languages Supported

• Spanish