Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in NYC
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.
- Information and Referrals: overview of mental health referrals available
- 988: connection to free, confidential crisis counseling, mental health and substance use support, information and referrals
- Children's Single Point of Access: a centralized referral system for children who need intensive mental health services
- Outpatient Services: services provided to children in clinics, doctors' offices, schools or other settings, including clinic treatment and day treatment options
- Community Supports and Services: directory of mental health services and supports, including
- NYC Teenspace
- Family and Youth Peer Support Programs
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- Case Management (intensive, supportive, blended)
- Home and Community Based Services Waiver
- Adolescent Skills Centers
- Residential Treatment Facilities
- Children's Community Residences
- Emergency and Crisis Services: directory of services available to help your family during a mental health crisis, including
- Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Rooms
- Children's Mobile Crisis Teams
- Home Based Crisis Intervention
- Inpatient Services: mental health services provided in a hospital setting 24 hours a day for children who need hospitalization
- Inpatient Psychiatric Units