Michael E. Mintz
Psychologist (PsyD)
Children's National
Mmintz@cnmc.org
Washington, USA

Area of expertise: Psychological evaluations supporting asylum petitions; child psychology; early childhood development

Michael Mintz, Psy.D., is a psychologist and serves as the associate director of the Child Development Program at Children's National Hospital, primarily advocating on behalf of immigrant youth with the goal of increasing their access to mental health services and providing assistance as they work towards improving their immigration status. He is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is also an affiliate faculty member of the Child Health Advocacy Institute.

Dr. Mintz specializes in infant and toddler development and early childhood mental health, with extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of children on the autism spectrum. He also specializes in the neurodevelopmental impact of congenital heart defects, as well as immigrant mental health.

Dr. Mintz began working with immigrant youth in the mid-2000s as a case manager at the Transitional Living Program of the Latin American Youth Center. His clinical work at Children's National is focused on early childhood mental health and development, including early autism diagnosis. In addition, Dr. Mintz's advocacy works focus on increasing access to mental health services in the immigrant community and training fellow clinicians in how to help their families who have an unstable immigration status.