Pediatric Behavioral Health Program

At the National Jewish Health Pediatric Behavioral Health program in Denver, Colorado, we provide mental health care for children throughout metro Denver. We help children navigate emotional and behavioral challenges, especially when they have asthma, food allergies or other serious health conditions. Our team also works with children who don’t have chronic diseases. We provide assessment and therapy for children with common mental health concerns.

Our experts provide coordinated, compassionate care that supports all aspects of mental health. Our program focuses on coping with health issues, keeping treatment on track and improving overall quality of life.


Pediatric Behavioral Health Program Highlights

  • Child-centered, evidence-based care
  • National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute-trained provider on staff
  • Evaluations and personalized treatment plans
  • Expertise in both general mental health conditions and health-related issues
  • Individual & family therapy
  • Treatment options, including:
    • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
    • Biofeedback Therapy
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
    • Creative Art Therapy
    • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
    • Self-Hypnosis


Personalized Medicine and Care

Our Pediatric Behavioral Health team includes child psychologists, social workers and art therapists who have decades of experience in identifying and treating behavioral, emotional and mental health issues in children. Our team will create a treatment plan that is individualized for your child. We will teach your child and family how to manage behavior and emotions at home and school.

Conditions we treat include:

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Coping with medical conditions
  • Depression
  • Family and peer difficulties
  • Fear of medical procedures
  • Grief and loss
  • Managing stress
  • Needle phobia
  • School challenges
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Trauma 


Doctors

  • Bruce G. Bender

    Bruce G. Bender, PhD

  • Anna Dammann

    Anna Dammann, PhD

  • Mark Lott

    Mark Lott, PhD

  • Jennifer Moyer Darr

    Jennifer Moyer Darr, LCSW

  • Kelly Wecker

    Kelly Wecker, LPC, ATR

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Clinical Trials

For more than 100 years, National Jewish Health has been committed to finding new treatments and cures for diseases. Search our clinical trials.

Reasons to Choose National Jewish Health

  • The leading respiratory hospital in the nation and the only one devoted fully to the treatment of respiratory and related illnesses
  • Ranked #1 or #2 in Pulmonology by U.S. News & World Report for 26 consecutive years
  • Ranked in the top 5% of hospitals in the nation by HCAHPS
  • Physicians consistently recognized among the best in the nation by multiple services, including Best Doctors in America and Castle Connolly
  • Among the top 6% of organizations funded for research by the NIH, providing patients access to hundreds of active clinical trials
  • 124-year history of focus on care, research and education serving patients from around the world with lung, heart, immune and related disorders
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Nationally Recognized Expertise

National Jewish Health is recognized nationally for its expertise in pediatric allergy and pulmonology conditions, and in helping patients learn to cope with the mental health challenges related to having medical conditions.


Benefit from the Latest Research

Our physician-scientists and researchers have long been leaders in behavioral health research. This research focuses on improving patient quality of life. This research includes:

  • Creating studies to better understand the barriers to treatment adherence
  • Identifying new approaches to treating behavioral and mental health issues


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You may be referred by your doctor, or you can make an appointment without a referral to the Pediatric Behavioral Health program.


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Treatment Location

Main campus