Our Programs and Services

• Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic
• Consultation to Pediatrics and the Emergency Dept. 
• Parenting at a Challenging Time (PACT) Program
• Fall Parent Education Group  
• The Resilience Project
   

Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic

In the outpatient clinic, we treat patients from preschool age through adolescence for a variety of issues. Our staff in the clinic includes seven child psychiatrists, two child psychologists, and two social workers. 

Treatment in the clinic begins with a thorough evaluation, including a detailed review of your child’s medical and psychiatric history. Often, the clinician assessing your child will request your permission to speak with important people in your child’s life. They may talk with their pediatrician, a teacher or a therapist to help develop a more complete understanding of your child’s difficulties. 

After the initial evaluation, recommendations for an initial treatment plan will be discussed with you and your child. This plan will be tailored to your child’s specific needs and may include additional medical or psychological testing, referrals to group or individual therapy, and work with school services. While some children benefit from a short-term consultation with our staff, those who require ongoing psychiatric care can continue to receive treatment in the clinic.

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic is located at:

2014 Washington Street
3 South
Newton, MA 02462
617-243-6328 or 617-243-5497

Consultation to Pediatrics and the Emergency Department 

Our clinicians provide specialized mental health evaluation, treatment and support to pediatric patients who have been admitted to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for a medical condition. We also complete crisis evaluations for children and adolescents who present to the Newton-Wellesley Emergency Department for a psychiatric emergency.

Parenting at a Challenging Time (PACT) Program 

The Pappas PACT Program at Newton-Wellesley Hospital provides guidance for parents faced with the challenge of raising children while undergoing cancer treatment. This program - run in the Mass General Cancer Center at Newton-Wellesley - helps parents who are concerned about the impact that their diagnosis and treatment will have on their children. For more information, visit the program’s website at www.nwh.org/pact.

Parent Education Program

Individual Parent Guidance

Parents of patients in our clinic are encouraged to attend at least 3 sessions with one of our parent guidance experts. These sessions are designed to support parents and help them gain knowledge, skills, and understanding of their child’s emotional or behavioral struggles. Children do not attend these sessions so that parents can have an opportunity to speak candidly and openly.

Parenting Workshop

The Raising Resilient Teens group is designed for parents of teens aged 13-19. The group runs for 6 weekly sessions and is held at Newton-Wellesley Hospital several times throughout the year. The overarching aim of the Workshop is to educate parents about strategies for fostering resilience with their teen, in themselves, and in the relationship with their teen. The first 3 sessions are focused on defining resilience, reviewing teenage identity development, understanding the changing teen brain, and reviewing specific communication and relationship tools to foster resilience. The final 3 sessions are the applied part of the workshop. During these sessions parents are encouraged apply what they have learned in the first 3 sessions to ‘hot-button’ topics including healthy habits, screen time, relationships, and substance use. If you are interested in learning more, please email Tai Katzenstein, Co-Director of the parents program, at tkatzenstein@partners.org.

If you are interested in learning more, please email Tai Katzenstein, Co-Director of the parents program, at tkatzenstein@partners.org

The Resilience Project

The Resilience Project is an innovative school- and community-based initiative designed to promote the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. The project provides increased access to treatment, customized educational programing and support to students, parents, educators, and counselors through collaboration with local schools and other community organizations. The Resilience Project is part of Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is funded by a generous grant from the Manton Foundation and ongoing philanthropic support.

If you are interested in learning more, please email Andrea Rego, Lead Social Worker of The Resilience Project at NWHResilienceProject@partners.org or visit us at www.facebook.com/NWHResilienceProject/