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Mental health in childhood means reaching developmental and emotional milestones,
learning healthy social skills, and how to cope when there are problems or stress.
Subtopics included are:
Mental Health in Children and Youth
All children go through changes in their behavior and mood, such as anger and
sadness, as they grow. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) describes mental health
disorders as serious changes in the way children and youth usually learn, behave, or
handle their feelings.
A mental health disorder, also known as emotional or behavioral health
disorder, is a medical condition that disrupts a child’s coping, thinking, feeling,
mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. Mental health concerns
should be talked about, and a mental health diagnosis needs to be treated and
followed just as one would do for a seizure disorder or other physical health
condition.
Mental health disorders are much harder to notice than other health
concerns. Parents find themselves trying to figure out what is “normal” and what
isn’t in their child’s behavior. Parents then have to figure out what to do and
where to go first.
This section of the Medical Home Portal has information to help you learn more
about mental health disorders, as well as the therapies, providers, services, and
resources that can be useful. Please also see our Mental Health/Counseling > …
(see UT providers
[906]) page for a list of mental and behavioral service categories, and once
on that page, you can narrow your search by city or using the Search within this
Category field.
Resources
Services for Patients & Families in Utah (UT)
| Service Categories | # of providers* in: | UT | NW | Other states (4) (show) | | NM | NV | OH | RI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) | 49 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 27 | |||
| Autism Programs | 58 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| General Counseling Services | 345 | 1 | 10 | 209 | 1 | 30 | |||
| Mental Health/Counseling | 906 | 52 | 141 | 781 | 53 | 274 | |||
| Mental Health Evaluation/Assessment | 141 | 6 | 10 | 24 | |||||
| Psychiatry/Medication Management | 55 | 2 | 47 | 79 | |||||
For services not listed above, browse our Services categories or search our database.
* number of provider listings may vary by how states categorize services, whether providers are listed by organization or individual, how services are organized in the state, and other factors; Nationwide (NW) providers are generally limited to web-based services, provider locator services, and organizations that serve children from across the nation.
Authors & Reviewers
Initial publication: October 2014; last update/revision: August 2019
Current Authors and Reviewers:
| Author: | Gina Pola-Money |
| Reviewer: | Mindy Tueller, MS, MCHES |