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Emergency Psychiatry Service

About us

Image of young girl and boy hugging; Children's Emergency Psychiatry Service.The Emergency Psychiatry Service at Boston Children's Hospital provides specialized psychiatric services to children, teens and their families who visit Children's emergency room in crisis.

Our goals are to stabilize our patients, promote healthy coping strategies and direct children and their families to the most appropriate follow-up care.

We provide:

  • psychiatric evaluations
  • crisis intervention
  • treatment
  • resource referrals