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Children and Youth Services
DBHIDS serves children with or at risk of behavioral health challenges and their families. Our goal is to work in partnership with parents and guardians to support mental health and social-emotional well-being of the child as well as provide for their own well-being as caregivers. These services include:
- Early Intervention: Support for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families – enhancing the development of infants and toddlers from birth to three years of age.
- Children’s Mobile Crisis Team – specialized mobile crisis team including a clinician, social worker, and family peer support specialist that responds to children experiencing a mental health crisis up to age 18 years of age.
- Child/Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Case Management – connecting children and their families to treatment programs and support services.
- Student Assistance Program – an early intervention program that can help identify and treat behavioral health issues that affect school success.
- Prevention Services – a comprehensive list of prevention programs for children ages K-12.
- Madeline Moore Summer Camp Grant – up to $400 for families to send their child to summer camp.
- Respite Services – respite programs from an afternoon up to 48 hours.
- Philadelphia System of Care – supports neighborhood Community of Care Councils for family members of youth with or at risk of behavioral health issues and youth with such lived experience.
- The Family-Based Mental Health Services – in-home services for uninsured or underinsured children only.
If you are a parent or family member and you need treatment assistance and support for your child, please contact:
- Crisis Line- Dial 988 to request the Children’s Mobile Crisis Team. Learn more at 988philly.org.
- DBHIDS Main Line: 215-685-5400
Our goals:
Partnership with parents and other caregivers in supporting the social, emotional, and mental health needs of their child or youth from prevention to treatment.
Behavioral health care and treatment driven by families and guided by youths.
Supporting the mental and emotional well-being of parents and caregivers.
Sustaining the social, emotional and, mental well-being of the child/youth.