UCFF Benioff – Childrens Hospital of Oakland

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has a fully inclusive and comprehensive mental health and behavioral health program that caters to the physical and psychological needs of children and young adults. There are many support services offered to children and youth struggling with mental health and addiction issues. The Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Clinic provides substance use and addiction support as well as eating disorder treatment to youth from ages 11 to 26.

There is also a psychiatric and psychology department that helps support children and youth from birth to 25 years of age with mental health conditions or concerns. Many of the psychological and support services offered by UCSF Benioff Children’s have initial consultations at the main hospital campus and then ongoing services are offered at other clinic locations.

The UCSF Center for Child Protection has been a part of the mental health services provided. The professional abuse and trauma mental health experts are dedicated to giving support, treatment, and healing to children and youth who have faced abuse and trauma. They are given therapy and emotional support and prepared to testify as a witness or survivor of abuse. They are given the skills to deal with all the associated emotions.

Pediatricians and psychiatrists along with social workers and other mental health professionals provide individualized care to meet each child or youth’s needs.

Most psychiatric and mental health services are provided through outpatient programs though there are inpatient units for emergency crisis and acute needs. There is also an intensive inpatient and outpatient program specifically for eating disorders and food addictions. There are intensive outpatient services for mental health and addiction treatment as well.