What kind of behaviors would my child exhibit to warrant treatment at the Excel Center?
A. Sometimes symptoms of serious problems can be similar enough to normal behavior that parents might not recognize the difference. Agitation, temper tantrums, fussy eating, sadness, or restless sleep patterns are not unusual behaviors in children. When coupled with other actions, however, such as withdrawing from affection, friends, purposely hurting themselves, extreme sadness that interferes with normal activities, acting oppositional/defiant to authority, severe disruptive behaviors in school, truancy, drug use or violent behaviors, these symptoms can indicate severe problems. The Excel Center provides free assessments Monday – Friday. If your child exhibits suicidal or homicidal tendencies, we recommend immediate attention from a Psychiatrist or inpatient mental health facility.
