About Children’s Hospital – Adolescent Medicine – Los Angeles
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California doesn’t just take care of the physical health needs of children and adolescents but cares for their emotional health as well. They know that it’s not easy growing up in the world today, meaning kids need all the help they can get including substance abuse and addiction treatment programs for children as young as 10 and young adults under 25. Their mental and behavioral health services are open to youth from 13 to 21 and help clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, stress, mood and personality disorders and more.
Their addiction treatment program is offered on an outpatient basis and includes best practices and evidence based treatment methods for mental health, addiction prevention, treatment and recovery in young people. Services are offered in English and Spanish.
Children and young adults are screened and assessed for psychological concerns and addiction issues. An embracive approach to care means each child and adolescent is assessed medically and psychologically. They provide sexual education and health, including HIV testing, pregnancy care and emotional care around sexual and gender issues. Direct services, treatment, and counselling are performed or facilitated by registered professionals with master’s degrees in related fields such as psychology, social work, psychiatric nursing and child and youth development.
Children may be referred to the substance abuse treatment program by courts, probation officers, CFS agents, youth serving agencies, parents or schools. They can receive therapy through experiential treatment options such as art, music, meditation and exercise programs and evidence-based treatment models such as CBT, motivational interviewing, and Guiding Good Choices curriculum.