Help is Available
Emily Sybert
WHAT IS "NORMAL" BEHAVIOR FOR CHILDREN RIGHT NOW?
The following reactions are common, but if they continue for 2 weeks or more, or are very significant changes from their normal behavior, it may indicate that your child or teen could use your help to manage what they are feeling.
Grades Pre K - 2
- Excessive energy/ hyperactivity
- Frequent crying/tearfulness
- Separation anxiety Increased whining
- Developmental regression (for example, toileting accidents)
Grades 3 - 6
- Excessive energy/hyperactivity
- Excessive worry/repeated questions
- Frequent crying /tearfulness
- Separation anxiety Increased whining boredom.
Grades 7 - 12
- Excessive worry/repeated questions
- Poor concentration
- Irritability/anger
- Difficulty sleeping
- Fatigue
- Boredom
Psychiatric and Mental Health Services
Gosnold on Nantucket:
Provides outpatient behavioral health and psychiatric services at its office at 35 Old South Road in Nantucket. Gosnold on Nantucket incorporates outpatient therapy including individual, couples and family therapy. Outpatient groups are provided for family support and early recovery. In addition, psychiatric services, including diagnostic evaluations and medication management, are provided in person as well as via telepsychiatry. Gosnold on Nantucket and Baycove are currently providing mobile Emergency Services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Mobile Crisis (24/7): 877-784-6273
- Gosnold on Nantucket office: 508-228-3955
- Psychiatric & Medication Appointments: 508-540-6550 X 5522
Fairwinds: Nantucket's Counseling Center:
Provides confidential, quality professional care to adults and youth on who seek mental health and addiction services. Fairwinds programs include outpatient mental health counseling; community-based treatment; addiction and recovery treatment; and medication management. All are welcome, regardless of ability to pay. Call 508-228-2689 for more information.
Fairwinds offers same-day appointments are available weekdays at 5:00 pm. To Schedule call or text by 9:00 am to guarantee a spot!
William James Referral Hotline:
The William James INTERFACE Referral Service aims to help break down the “silos” that exist between various agencies, mental health providers, and systems that can often hinder access to mental health and wellness services for individuals. Through the Helpline that operates Monday-Friday from 9 AM- 5 PM, callers from subscribing communities will work with a Resource and Referral Counselor who will help them navigate the challenges of finding mental health services. Each caller from a subscribing community will be assigned a lead counselor who will provide matches to services, as well as provide information and resources about mental health and wellness.
William James Refferal Hotline: 1-888-244-6843
**For more information regarding psychiatric and meatal health services offered on Nantucket please refer to the link below.
Help is available:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LpO2kAz0QVUj35Qd32hsKFOsaoqbC5WuEQOz6hvQX2M/edit
Contact Information
Email: syberte@npsk.org
Website: https://www.npsk.org/Page/2182
Location: 30 Surfside Road, Nantucket, MA, USA
Phone: 508-228-7290 4321