The Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut (CGC), a non-profit mental health resource serving children, teenagers, and their families, has received a $15,000 grant from the Fairfield County Community Foundation. The grant will support the CGC’s full-service community office in Greenwich, which provides professional mental health services to children with emotional, behavioral, developmental, social and family problems.

Over the past year, demand for services in Greenwich has grown tremendously. Initially, the CGC anticipated serving 684 individuals (297 children) in the fiscal year of 2006. This year, the office has averaged more than 60 clinical hours per week – an increase of 20 percent over last year.

“Of the children we saw last year in the Greenwich office one in three had thoughts of suicide and one in four had witnessed domestic violence,” said Dr. Larry Rosenberg, Clinical Director of the Child Guidance Center. “We know that we are providing a vital service for many children and families, and we’re delighted that the Fairfield County Community Foundation has chosen to support us and our work in the Greenwich community.”