Resources: Overview

General Resources for Finding Help

Agencies and Organizations

Psychological/Neuropsychological Assessment & Evaluation

Services & Resources for Children & Families, by Location

Database of Mental Health Service Providers
A database of mental health practitioners in the Boston area, this resource allows searching by type of practitioner, area(s) of speciality, and geographic location.

Tools for Health Care Providers

MCPAP (Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project) lists a number of tools for primary care providers; click below for descriptions of and links to:

• Toolkit for Screening, Diagnosing, Treating, and Monitoring Adolescent Depression in the Primary Care Setting
• Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC)
• The Warning Signs Project, a toolkit that includes warning signs of ADHD, bipolar, conduct disorder, depression, eating disorders, suicide, and substance abuse. 
• New AAP Clinical Guidelines for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Child Trends, an independent research center, has published Assessing the Mental Health of Adolescents: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners.

Massachusetts Comprehensive School Health Manual