Understand what constitutes a crisis, how to assess "Irritability" and how to address a crisis.

Considering giving a child or adolescent psychiatric medication is a challenging decision for most parents. When the child has an intellectual / developmental disability (I/DD) the decisions are more complicated.

Key Points:

• the role of psychiatric medications in behavioral healthcare
• special considerations when considering psychiatric medications in behavioral healthcare

Learn how trauma affects the mental health of people with I/DD.