LEGAL RESOURCES
G.L. c. 18B, § 23 (Children Receiving Inpatient Psychiatric Services)
G.L. c.112, §§ 12E & 12F (treatment of minors)
G.L. c.119, Care and Protection of Children (excerpts)
G.L. c. 190B, § 5-306A (Guardianship of Minors,
G.L. c. 123, Mental Health (excerpts)
G.L. c. 190B, § 5-306A (Uniform Probate Code) (eff. 7/1/09)
DCF Policy # 2007-01 Forgoing or Discontinuing Life – Sustaining Medical Treatment
DCF Regulations Relating to Consent for Medical Treatment (excerpts)
DCF Regulations Regarding Access to Services for Children and Related Matters
DMH Regulations (excerpts)
Summary: Minor’s Right to Consent to Medical Treatment
Summary of Cases
Table Re: Authority to Consent to Medical Treatment
Juvenile Court Bench Card for Juvenile “Rogers” Hearings: Testimony of Physicians or Guardians ad Litem
Juvenile Court: Hospital Ethics Committee Recommendation Forgoing or Discontinuing Life Sustaining Medical Treatment
Juvenile Court Treating Physician’s Recommendation Form: Recommendation to Forgo or Discontinue Life Sustaining Medical Treatment
CLINICAL RESOURCES
Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Caregivers (NIMH 2007)
DMH Guide: “Psychoactive Medication for Children and Adolescents: Orientation for Parents, Guardians and Others.” Children and Adolescents’ Psychoactive Medication Workgroup, Department of Mental Health (Feb. 2002; rev. Sept. 2007)
FDA Update on Antidepressant use in Children and Adolescents (FDA 2007)
“Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens.” National Institute of Mental Health (2008)
“Treatment of Children with Mental Illness.” National Institute of Mental Health (2009)
“Children and Mental Health” in Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (December, 1999)
Resource List: Selected Web Sites and Readings
ACCESSING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
“The Parents’ How-to Guide to Children’s Mental Health Services in Massachusetts,” Boston Bar Association (Jan. 2009)
Rosie D. Web Site
Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative
PRACTICE AIDS
Affidavit and Treatment Plan
Agreement for Limited Release of Privileged Information and Draft Protective Order
Checklist for Attorneys
Checklist for Speaking with the Psychiatrist
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order
Motion for GAL and Hearing on the Need for Extraordinary Medical Treatment
Motion for Individualized Health Care Plan
Sample GAL Report
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