Services & Locations

The Center for Youth Mental Health offers the latest in treatment and education from leaders in psychiatric research and behavioral health care.

When to seek professional help

If the things you feel get in the way of relationships with others or performing your daily routine, then it’s a sign you may benefit from professional help. The right therapist can help you understand your feelings and issues and how to get on the path to feeling better.

Expert mental health care for children, adolescents, young adults, and families

The Center for Youth Mental Health offers evidence-based mental health services designed specifically for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. Across NewYork-Presbyterian, our specialized programs provide care for anxiety, OCD, depression, behavioral concerns, school avoidance, emotional challenges, and other mental health conditions.

Care is available across a full continuum of services — from outpatient therapy and parent-focused programs to intensive day treatment, partial hospitalization, crisis stabilization, and inpatient care. Our multidisciplinary teams work closely with patients and families to provide personalized treatment that supports both symptom improvement and everyday functioning.

Our Services

Treatment plans are tailored to each individual and may include:

Individual, family, and group therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure-based treatments
Medication management
Parent training and support programs
Early childhood interventions
Crisis evaluation and stabilization
Intensive day treatment and partial hospitalization programs
Inpatient psychiatric services
Neuropsychological and diagnostic evaluations

Across all programs, care is developmentally informed, family-centered, and grounded in the latest research and evidence-based practices.

Specialized programs

In addition to traditional outpatient care, we offer specialized programs for youth and families, including:

Launching Emerging Adults Program (LEAP)

This advanced form of cognitive-behavioral exposure therapy integrates skills that young adults need to thrive in adulthood.

College Readiness Program

This four to six-week group therapy program teaches young adults about tools and techniques they can use to manage symptoms in environments away from home.

School Avoidance Programs

Specialized intensive treatment for youth struggling with anxiety-related school attendance challenges.

Parent Support Programs

Skills-based programs and support groups that help parents effectively support youth experiencing anxiety and other mental health concerns.

Early Childhood Programs

Assessment and treatment services for young children experiencing anxiety, ADHD-related concerns, selective mutism, behavioral difficulties, and developmental challenges.

Our reach

The Center for Youth Mental Health provides services throughout New York City and Westchester County.

Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD)

Columbus Circle and Tarrytown

CUCARD focuses on the treatment of anxiety, OCD, and related disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. Services include outpatient care, intensive treatment programs, parent support services, and specialized programs.

ABC Early Childhood Program

Columbus Circle

The ABC Early Childhood Program specializes in the assessment and treatment of young children and provides services including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), parent training, and treatment for anxiety, selective mutism, behavioral challenges, and ADHD-related concerns.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Washington Heights

This location provides culturally responsive care through outpatient behavioral health services, integrated pediatric mental health programs, school-based services, crisis stabilization, and specialty programs serving the diverse communities of Northern Manhattan.

Weill Cornell Medicine Psychiatry Specialty Center

Upper East Side

The Weill Cornell program offers comprehensive outpatient services for children, adolescents, young adults, and families, including anxiety and OCD treatment, group therapy, parent-focused services, college readiness programming, and partial hospitalization programs for youth requiring more intensive support.

Westchester Behavioral Health

White Plains

Westchester Behavioral Health provides outpatient services, parent support programs, young adult programming, and inpatient psychiatric care for children and adolescents requiring acute treatment.