Aug. 23, 2023
Trees have a magical way of creating peace and calmness, especially as they are expressed through art. This month, new murals were installed in the pediatric behavioral health playroom and the waiting area at Parkland Health’s C.V. Roman Health Center. The artwork displays trees on hills and blue skies with white clouds. There are lights within the images illuminating the horizon of trees creating a friendly green glow.
These beautiful murals are possible thanks to philanthropic support for pediatric behavioral health services at Parkland. The trees are a welcoming sight to anxious young patients and represent one way therapists and other staff can integrate behavioral health and trauma informed care into pediatric primary care services.
Parkland’s staff wants screening children for behavioral health issues to feel as common as vision and hearing tests. The program focuses on mild to moderate behavioral health needs for the 50,000 currently served by Parkland through our network of community clinics. From October 2021 to June 2023, 2,923 children were served through 7,974 visits. Parkland’s goal for the future is to increase capacity and continue reducing the stigma around behavioral health treatment for pediatric patients in areas of highest need in Dallas County.
Pediatric behavioral services are available at all Parkland Pediatric Clinic locations including DeHaro-Saldivar Health Center, Garland Health Center, Hatcher Station Health Center, Oak West Health Center, C.V. Roman Health Center, Southeast Dallas Health Center, Pediatric Primary Care Center and Vickery Health Center. For details on those locations, go to https://www.parklandhealth.org/locations.
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