Youth and Family Services - Community Healthlink
Child Diagnostic Clinic
Pediatric Psychopharmacology Clinic
Child Behavioral Clinic
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project
Coordinated Family Focused Care
Youth and Family Services - Community Healthlink
The majority of the UMass Memorial Medial Center's outpatient psychiatry services for children and adolescents are provided by Youth and Family Services of UMass Memorial Community Healthlink. Youth and Family Services is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of clinicians including child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses and other allied mental health professionals. Services include:
- Individual evaluations
- Psychiatric evaluations
- Medication management
- Individual psychotherapy
- Group psychotherapy
- Family therapy
Because Youth and Family Services is a multi-service program, referrals have access to a variety of other interventions not normally available.
Appointments
To schedule an appointment, call 508-791-3261, extension 524.
Location
Community Healthlink
Child and Family Services
275 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605
Child Diagnostic Clinic
The Child Diagnostic Clinic focuses on the psychiatric evaluation with recommendations for ongoing treatment made to parents and community professionals.
Appointments
To schedule an appointment, call 508-334-0532.
Location
361 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605
Pediatric Psychopharmacology Clinic
The Child Psychopharmacology Clinic focuses on diagnostic evaluation for psychopharmacological purposes with the availability of short-term medication management, followed by a referral to a community provider.
Appointments
To schedule an appointment, call 508-334-0532.
Location
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
Child Behavioral Clinic
The Child Behavioral Clinic focuses on the diagnostic evaluation of young children. A team provides a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, and offers parents and referring clinicians a summary of the evaluation with specific recommendations for treatment.
Appointments
To schedule an appointment, call 508-334-0532.
Location
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project
The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project (MCPAP) assists pediatricians to meet the mental health needs of their patients and families. MCPAP offers pediatricians direct real time consultation, training, information, and referral services, as well as access to child evaluation and brief treatment. Pediatricians who have agreed to continue to support the child's mental health needs on an ongoing basis are the sole referrers to this program.
Appointments
To reach the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project, call 508-334-3240.
Coordinated Family Focused Care
Coordinated Family Focused Care (CFFC) is a pilot program that coordinates care of children and adolescents who are at risk of hospitalization or residential placement because of their serious emotional disturbance. The CFFC program seeks to build on family strengths and available support systems to help children remain in or return to the community.
Staff, family members and other key people, such as state agency and school representatives develop a plan that focuses on the child's needs and proposes ways to improve the child's well-being in all settings, including at home, at school and in the community.
Youth who have Mass Health insurance with Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership as their provider, and who live in the city of Worcester are eligible for the program.
Appointments
To make a referral or obtain more information, call 508-856-5242.