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Health Care Providers: Behavioral Health Specialists for Parents
Behavioral health is medical care that helps manage emotions and behaviors. The main health care providers who work in behavioral health are psychologists and psychiatrists.
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What's a Primary Care Physician (PCP)? for Parents
PCPs are health care providers that offer routine checkups, vaccines, and non-emergency medical care. Learn more about PCPs and how to choose a great one.
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Female Athlete Triad for Teens
Female athlete triad is a combination of three conditions: disordered eating, amenorrhea (loss of a girl's period), and osteoporosis (a weakening of the bones).
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22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome) for Parents
22q11.2 deletion syndrome (also called DiGeorge Syndrome) is a genetic condition that can cause a variety of physical and behavioral problems.
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Health Care Providers: Child Life Specialists for Parents
Child Life refers to care that helps kids and their families overcome challenging events and cope with stress during medical experiences, especially kids who are hospitalized.
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Health Care Providers: Pediatricians for Parents
A pediatrician is a doctor who diagnoses and treats children’s health conditions and concerns, including physical, behavior, developmental, and mental health issues.
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Health Care Providers: Family Doctors for Parents
Family doctors, also called family physicians, care for patients of all ages and genders, from birth to the end of life.
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Mental Health & Social Media Use: What Parents Can Do for Parents
Using social media has benefits and risks for kids. Here's how to help them be more mindful about it, spend less time on it, and preserve their mental health.
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Cutting and Self-Harm Factsheet (for Schools) for Parents
What teachers should know about self-injury, and how to help students who do it.
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School-Based Health Centers for Parents
School-based health centers provide a range of services to meet kids' and teens' health care needs. Centers usually are inside a school building or right next door.