For Physicians

Whether you are a member of Nationwide Children’s Hospital staff or one of the 3,000+ physicians who refer to us, we value your commitment to kids and Nationwide Children’s. This section of the Behavioral Health Services web site contains resources to support your assessments and referrals.

Behavioral Health physician resources include:

• Pediatric Psychiatry Network, an easy-access consultation and support service provides primary care physicians the ability to access child and adolescent psychiatry decision support, education and triage services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call 1-877-PSY-OHIO or complete a request form at www.PedPsychiatry.org. Read the news release.
• Assessment and Scoring Instruments
• Youth suicide prevention: does access to care matter?
• Suicide prevention: time for ‘zero tolerance’
• Helping Hands: Information About SSRI Antidepressants