Anxiety and depression are both common mental health conditions that can significantly impact a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Learn the signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression and gain practical advice on how to provide support, including information on therapeutic approaches.
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Most young children have fears or concerns that can be part of growing up—things like fear of the dark or loud noises. Most children outgrow these fears, and with others, these fears and worries persist.
As children start school, anxiety and depression may increase. For school-age children, anxiety can show itself in a broad range of symptoms and behaviors that can sometimes affect their school experience—socially, emotionally and academically.
Teens are faced with many social and academic pressures along with the fact that they are developing physically and emotionally and experiencing continuing maturation of their brain. Their anxiety can be more complex and include depression.
Anxiety and depression can increase in young adults as they are faced with mounting academic expectations, a perception of the need to be effortlessly perfect, relationship challenges and worries about the state of the world.
Knowing where to start can be confusing and overwhelming. Our featured resources offer key knowledge and insights for every step of your journey.
As a concerned friend or parent, you may want to reach out, but you may not be sure how to begin.
An initial consultation, while a significant investment of time and resources, can help right the developmental course and prevent a lot of twists and turns in your child’s mental health journey.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines behavioral science with mindfulness concepts to help people who have difficulty regulating emotions.
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Therapy, evaluations, psychiatry, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and consultation—all under one roof. Our multidisciplinary team provides personalized care to support learning, mental health, and family well-being.
Chief Clinical Officer: Ramsey Khasho, PsyD
A specialized school for students with dyslexia, ADHD, and other language-based learning differences. Our personalized, strengths-based approach helps students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Director: Miki Walker
One-on-one learning support and executive function coaching for students and young professionals with ADHD, dyslexia, or other learning differences. We help learners build strategies for academic success, self-advocacy, and confidence in and out of the classroom.
Director: Nancy Lambert, MBA
Therapeutic day school for students with significant emotional and behavioral challenges. Our integrated academic and mental health program helps students re-engage in learning, build regulation skills, and transition back to a traditional school setting. Referrals must come from school districts.
Director: Tara Keith, MS, MA
A joint program between CHC and Stanford Children’s Health, ESPA is designed to support and assist families who have received an early diagnosis of autism. Services are offered at no cost to families after diagnosis.
A joint program between CHC and Stanford Children’s Health, RISE is a life-saving DBT-based intensive program for teens experiencing severe anxiety, depression, or self-harm. RISE provides structured therapy, skill-building, and 24/7 crisis support in a compassionate, small-group environment.
Bilingual mental health and education services delivered directly to families and schools in the Ravenswood community. Services include evaluations, individual, and family therapy, parent workshops, and teacher training.
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