About Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Hospital – Atlanta
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia provides medical and mental health services for children and adolescents from across Georgia. They have full medical services for children’s physical health and specialize in caring for mental health and behavioral issues as well.
Services at this location are comprehensive. They include medical care and sexual education health, stop smoking programs, and treatment of uncomplicated mental health concerns such as anxiety, ADHD, or depression. Addiction and substance abuse screening and treatment referrals are also available here. A health care team including four medical doctors, social workers and certified pediatric nurse practitioners work with registered and support staff to provide the best care possible for each child or youth in need.
In conjunction with The Hope Institute, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta creates a network of support for families, children and youth of Georgia. These services include psychiatric assessments, short term psychotherapy, and medication management. The Recovery Care Clinic and the Bridge Clinic are both available to assist with protecting and caring for children, youth and families in need.
More than a dozen psychiatrists, four psychologists, fifteen therapists and close to two dozen psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners work with the behavioral and mental health department to provide expert mental health care. Referrals are obtained through Hughes Spalding Hospital but services may be provided at other Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta locations depending on convenience and the type of treatment program being accessed.
Insurance may cover all or part of treatment. It is important to check with your personal health insurance provider to see what coverage is available and whether there is a co-pay or deductible that you are responsible for. All co-pay and self-pay fees are due at the time of the appointment or services rendered.
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