Mental Health

 

Mental health is about the child's mind. A child's mental health is as important as his or her physical health.

 

Topics on children's mental health include:

• bipolar disorder
• childhood disintegrative disorder
• crisis intervention
• depression
• elective mutism
• firesetting
• managing violent behavior
• manic depressive illness
• obsessive-compulsive disorder
• oppositional defiant disorder
• post-traumatic stress disorder
• self injurious behavior
• self stimulating behavior
• suicide
• trichotillomania