Why choose Cook Children’s for Child Psychiatry?
At Cook Children's, our child and adolescent psychiatrists understand the issues and behavioral health concerns that affect children and the best ways to help. Our Psychiatry team is specially trained in family-focused care, enabling them to empower families and equip them with the skills necessary to provide continuous support for their child's treatment at home. We provide outpatient medication management services at the Jane and John Justin Institute for Mind Health in Fort Worth, as well as other clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We also treat patients staying at Cook Children's Medical Center. No matter where you see us, we'll provide the tools you need to help your child thrive!
What you can expect
It's important to have a care team you like and trust - especially when you're having personal conversations about your child and family. When you come to us for psychiatric care, you'll find:
Child psychiatrists are doctors who train in both adult and child psychiatry. That background makes them good at working with both kids and families. Our psychiatry team also includes skilled therapists who help provide our many services.
Our psychiatrists work alongside psychologists and therapists who provide counseling. We also partner with other Cook Children's specialists to treat kids coping with both mental and physical health conditions.
Our psychiatry team works to improve mental health care in the area schools by training primary care physicians to work with kids facing behavioral health conditions. We also help schools recognize when kids need emergency mental health care.
Advancing psychiatry care
Our understanding of how children's minds work improves every day. We're constantly working to find the best methods to help your child be the best version of themselves.
Treatments we offer
Families across the region turn to us for answers to complex problems. Our experienced psychiatrists offer a range of services that promote hope and healing:
We evaluate your child to diagnose what's causing their symptoms. If we feel medication therapy is appropriate, we take a careful approach that includes low doses to start and close follow-up.
Our Clinical Therapy Program provides mental health care for children with serious illnesses. We place family therapists in neighborhood health centers to offer vital support where kids need it.
Kids having severe psychiatric symptoms receive care at the Rees-Jones Behavioral Health Center. This specially designed area at Cook Children's Medical Center provides a safe, nurturing environment. Based on your child's needs, we offer two levels of care. Our Partial Hospitalization Program provides psychiatric care during school hours, while our Inpatient Psychiatry Program provides round-the-clock supervision.