Childrens Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC) | Supporting Families

At Boston Children's Primary Care, we know that health is more than just medical care. We know, too, that parenthood--and life--can be hard sometimes. If you are concerned about your child's behavior or mental health, if you are struggling as a parent, or if you need help finding resources and support for your family, call us.

Our mental health team of licensed social workers, psychologists, clinical nurse practitioner and psychiatrist can help with your child's mental health and behavioral needs. We provide crisis assessment, behavioral consultation, therapy and when needed evaluation for medication.

Our patient navigators are available to help with a variety of resource needs.

Please talk to your child's doctor or call or ask for the on-call social worker to help you with resource and behavioral health concerns.

Here are some links that might be useful to our families:

• Action for Boston Community Development can help you get information about daycare, Headstart, housing and fuel assistance
• Project Bread provides information about food pantries in your community
• Fair foods will help you find places where you can buy groceries for $2.00 a bag
• Metropolitan Boston Housing partnership provides housing information for tenants and landlords
• Family Ties provides parents of children with special health care needs information and support
• Healthy Baby Healthy Child offers home visiting to new mothers with children under 5 in the Boston area
• Child Witness to Violence Project offers information for parents and therapy for children under 8 who have witnessed domestic or community violence
• Mass Advocates for Children mission is to be an independent and effective voice for children who face significant barriers to equal educational and life opportunities.
• Parents Helping Parents has a 24 hour confidential parent stress phone line and parent support groups
• Casa Myrna offers shelter and support to parents experiencing domestic violence
• Jewish family and Children’s Services provides support for new mothers in their Center for Early Relationship Support and informationfor people with developmental disabilities