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Behavioral Health and Crisis Center
Sometimes, urgent mental or behavioral health issues need more than outpatient care. Our Behavioral Health and Crisis Center serves children with acute needs, providing hope and healing in a supportive, inpatient environment.
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Tips for talking to your child about mental health
CHOP experts share practical tips to encourage conversations, listen with empathy, and support kids when they’re struggling.
Shyness in kids
Get tips to encourage brave practices from a CHOP pediatrician and psychologist and learn when to seek additional support.
Loving kindness meditation
Discover the benefits of meditation practice with this loving kindness meditation.
Racism and outside influences
Take the lead on your child’s anti-racist education with these trusted tips and resources.
Children’s Mental Health: A National Emergency
Unprecedented demand for treatment of conditions like depression, anxiety and eating disorders — intensified by the pandemic — has challenged us to rethink how and where we deliver this essential care.
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CHOP Study Links Smartphone Ownership in Childhood to Increased Risk of Depression and Obesity in Youth
Owning a smartphone in early adolescence is linked to higher risks of depression, obesity, and poor sleep, according to a CHOP study with Berkeley and Columbia.
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