Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services in NYC

• Information & Referrals
• Outpatient Services
• Community Supports / Services
• Emergency & Crisis
• Inpatient Services
• Community Residential Services

The City has many free and low-cost mental health services for children and adolescents. In addition to the listings below, you can call 311 for more information. You can also call The Mental Health Association of New York City's 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week mental health crisis hotline 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355).

Index of Services

Information and referrals: 

• NYC Well
• Children's Single Point of Access (CSPOA)
• Family Resource Centers

Outpatient Services:

• Clinic Treatment
• Day Treatment

Community Supports and Services:

• Family Resource Centers
• Early Childhood Mental Health
• Case Management (intensive, supportive, blended)
• Home and Community Based Services Waiver
• Adolescent Skills Centers

Emergency & Crisis Services:

• Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Rooms
• Mobile Crisis Teams
• Home Based Crisis Intervention
• Intensive Crisis Stabilization and Treatment

Inpatient Services:

• Inpatient Psychiatric Units

Community Residential Services:

• Residential Treatment Facilities
• Children's Community Residences

More Information

• Children with Special Health Care Needs