If your child exhibits any of the following characteristics, then professional help is
highly recommended. |
| If your child is a danger to himself/herself. |
| If your child is a danger to others. |
| If your child's functioning level is impaired due to a mental disorder. |
| If your child exhibits a pattern of aggressive, assaultive, or destructive behavior. |
| If your child engages in a pattern of behavior that is dangerous or illegal. |
| If your child has a substance abuse problem. |
| If your child's behavior is detrimental to the family. |
| If your child complains of seeing or hearing things that are not real. |
| If your child expresses paranoid or delusional beliefs (bizarre thought processes). |
| If your child appears depressed or suicidal. |
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| HELP CAN BE OBTAINED BY: |
|  | contacting the school psychologist at your child's school |
| | calling your local mental health center |
| | using the yellow pages to locate a treatment center or psychiatric hospital |
| | looking for services in the blue pages of your phone book |
| | calling your child's pediatrician |
| | calling a hotline |
| | joining a support group |
| | calling the police, if necessary |
