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The Pediatric Mental Health Institute (PMHI) provides the highest quality mental health services to children, adolescents and their families. We strive to deliver evidence-based, family-focused and youth-centered services that make a difference. In addition to our cutting-edge clinical services, we are also dedicated to training the next generation of mental health professionals and conducting research to advance the field of child and adolescent mental health.
Our interdisciplinary teams include psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, nurses and creative art therapists who specialize in addressing the unique treatment needs of each and every child and adolescent we serve. We provide a complete continuum of psychiatric services including outpatient, partial hospitalization, inpatient and emergency services for children and adolescents. We treat children from birth to 18 years of age. No matter the challenge, we collaborate with families to promote healthy outcomes.
Learn more about our programs, and join us in breaking the stigma of mental health.
Learn about our mental health research
Outpatient services
Our outpatient services include individual, family and group therapies with a specific focus on evidence-based treatments to address behavioral, emotional and social concerns, as well as medication management:
- Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic
- Healthy Expectations Perinatal Mental Health Program
- Eating Disorders Program
Partial hospitalization
Partial hospitalization includes structured and intensive daily programming for children and adolescents experiencing serious emotional and behavioral challenges:
- Eating Disorders Program
- Medical Day Treatment
- Neuropsychiatric Special Care
- Partial Hospitalization Program
Inpatient services
Our inpatient services include 24-hour care for children and adolescents experiencing a mental health crisis who require inpatient treatment for stabilization and safety.
- Eating Disorders Program
- Neuropsychiatric Special Care
- Psychiatric Inpatient Program
Within all of our programs, we also offer Creative Arts Therapy.
Get to know our pediatric experts.
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Sandra Fritsch, MDPsychiatry
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James Murphy, MDPsychiatry
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Amy Donahue, MDPsychiatry
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Joel Stoddard, MDPsychiatry
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Worried Sick: Kids As Young as 3 Are Experiencing Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is a normal, even beneficial, part of the human experience. However, an alarmingly high level of anxiety among children and adolescents is prompting healthcare professionals, parents, and communities to investigate what is making our kids so anxious that they are becoming chronically ill.
Mother, Composer Suffered Postpartum OCD
A composer who struggled with postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder found healing and support through the Healthy Expectations Mental Health Perinatal Program led by Dr. Celeste St. John-Larkin. She decided to put her journey to music and composed "String Quartet OCD."
Debate Over Media's Responsibility to Vulnerable Viewers
Netflix released "To the Bone," a film based on a young woman's struggle with anorexia. Guests including Jennifer Hagman, MD, medical director of the Eating Disorders Program, discussed the debate on how the media influence and glamorize the disorder and other sensitive topics and how that influences viewers.
Research Explores How Youth Access to Guns is Linked to Mental Health Issues
Eric Sigel, MD, adolescent medicine, was interviewed on the new research he led that looks into how access to guns among adolescents is an indicator of more mental health issues and violent behavior. "We've made great progress in terms of deaths from motor vehicle accidents. However, death by firearm, those rates really haven't changed. And in fact, the last year of data available in 2015 showed a bit of an increase in the highest rate of death from firearms since 2008. So it really is a critical, critical problem," said Sigel.
Anchors and Moms Take a Candid Look at Issues Impacting Colorado Teens and Parents
News anchors from 7News, who are also mothers, participated in an in-depth discussion on various topics including healthy body image, peer pressure, distracted driving and online security. Mindy Solomon, PhD, psychologist for the Eating Disorders Program, was interviewed.