UCSF Benioff Oakland — Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic
Outpatient psychiatry and psychology care for children and teens, with clinics at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.
The practical details
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What this is, in plain language
This clinic provides outpatient mental-health care for children, teens and young adults — individual, group and family psychotherapy, plus medication evaluation and monitoring when needed — from a team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Getting started
Call (510) 428-8428 for a first appointment. If you're an established patient, the Psychology clinic at 770 53rd St. uses (510) 428-3441 and the Psychiatry clinic at 5275 Claremont Ave. uses (510) 428-3571.
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What they say about themselves
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- Provides care for a wide range of emotional, behavioural and cognitive issues in children, teens and young adults, with a team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
- Offers short- and long-term individual, group and family psychotherapy, teaches parents ways to help with their child's difficulties, and can assess, prescribe and monitor medication when appropriate.
- Referral to the Oakland clinic is by a faxed 'mental health and child development' referral form, with a parent or guardian signing the consent portion.
- The hospital's published Oakland insurance list includes Medi-Cal and several Medi-Cal managed-care plans.
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- No:Accepts referrals directly from parents
- No:Publishes its current wait time
- Yes:Says on its website that it accepts Medicaid
- No:Explains what the evaluation includes
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