Learn more about your child’s mental health, including symptoms and treatment options.
Your child’s mental health is just as important as their physical health, and it is the job of our Montgomery, AL, pediatrician Dr. Albert Holloway to provide your child or teen with the care and mental health services they need. Mentally healthy children can function their best at home, school and social settings. While it’s natural for kids to feel worried, anxious or sad at times, it’s important to be able to recognize when your child might be dealing with a mental illness.
Why Your Child’s Mental Health is Important
In today’s fast-paced world it’s more important than ever that we take notice of our child’s mental and emotional wellbeing. Mental health disorders aren’t just issues that affect adults. In fact, according to CDC, 1 in 6 children between the ages of 2-8 years old have a mental, behavioral or developmental disorder, and a University of Michigan study published in JAMA Pediatrics also reported that half of children and teens with mental health disorders are not getting treatment.
It’s important that children are getting the mental health resources and services they need here in Montgomery, AL. By turning to our team for regular well-child visits, we can also address certain concerning symptoms and behaviors that could be signs of a mental health disorder.
How Can a Pediatrician Help?
Especially during these unprecedented and uncertain times, Dr. Holloway and his pediatric team here in Montgomery, AL, can provide both children and their families with ongoing support. A pediatrician is going to be the first doctor you turn to when you have concerns about your child’s health, whether that’s physical, mental or psychological.
We screen for emotional and behavioral disorders in both children and teens, making sure to catch these issues early so that we can provide resources, support, early interventions, and referrals to psychologists and other mental health professionals that can help your child manage their symptoms and improve their mental wellbeing and quality of life.
If you have any concerns about your children’s health or you have questions about the mental health services our pediatrician Dr. Holloway offers in Montgomery, AL, call Payne and Holloway Pediatrics at (334) 244-7209.