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Please make a selection:
Treatment Programs
 Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapy Program
Emergency Mobile Crisis Services
Child Sexual Abuse Response Team
Crime Victims Assistance & Community Policing Partnership
Intensive Home Based Services
Community Emergency Response Program
Local System of Care
Prevention Programs
Professional Consultation Service
Parent Consultation Service
Community Education
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Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapy |
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The cornerstone of the Child Guidance Center for nearly 55 years, this program provides a broad range of comprehensive individualized mental health assessments and treatment services under non-emergency circumstances. Symptoms may include anxiety, depression, obsessive thoughts, eating disorders, delinquent behavior, etc. Sometimes these problems are precipitated by difficult life circumstances such as divorce or death of a parent or loved one, a parent loosing his or her job, chronic or life threatening illness of the child or parent, etc.Our clinical staff provides highly specialized mental health assessments developing comprehensive treatment plans tailored to meet the individual needs of each child and family. Treatment options include individual, group, or family therapy with medication to augment verbal therapies when needed. Special treatment modalities such as cognitive behavioral or play therapy are utilized with children best suited to these approaches. Care coordination and advocacy are provided to help families manage multiple needs and reduce negative stressors. Parents, guardians or other caregivers are active partners in developing treatment plans focusing on the identified strengths and needs of each family member, and supporting the enhancement of effective parenting and behavior management skills.
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Emergency Mobile Crisis Services |
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Since 1987, the Crisis program has provided immediate mental health assessment and crisis stabilization services for children and adolescents experiencing serious psychiatric symptoms and severe reactions to a recent traumatic event. With a special focus on youth suicide and violence prevention, crisis services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and many services are available to go mobile to homes, schools or in the community. |
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Child Sexual Abuse Response Team |
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Since 1989, the Child Guidance Center has coordinated an interagency team, integrating criminal justice and protective services investigations, while providing comprehensive services for child sexual abuse victims and non-offending parents.Specially trained Child Guidance Center therapists conduct investigative interviews at the request of the police or the state child protection agency and
provide crisis therapy for the child and supportive services for the family to help them
cope with the trauma of victimization. This team was the first in Connecticut to achieve national accreditation and serves as a model program in New England, providing training throughout the region.
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Crime Victims and Community Policing Partnership |
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CGC brings together two groups of professionals, police officers and mental health clinicians, to provide 24-hour outreach and mental health services to child victims and “high risk” children identified by the police.
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Intensive Home Based Services |
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CGC provides intensive, child-specific, family-focused services at home and/or community sites for youngsters with high risk behavioral problems to reduce delinquent behaviors and avoid placement in juvenile corrections facilities.
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Community Emergency Response Program |
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On site counseling is provided in response to emergencies impacting large groups in the community, e.g. suicide, terrorism, school violence, death of a student or school staff member, or natural disaster.
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Intensive case management services are provided to families of seriously emotionally disturbed children. CGC works with the family to develop a customized service plan and help them access and coordinate resources to support the family’s efforts to avoid hospitalization or residential placement and maintain the child in the home.
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Professional Consultation Service
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Professional consultation is provided to area preschools and schools, courts, residential facilities and shelters, substance abuse programs and other youth-serving agencies to help them more effectively respond to the special needs of youngsters with emotional or behavioral problems.
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Parent Consultation Service |
An one or two session consultation is provided to parents with specific questions or concerns about parenting practices or issues concerning the emotional, developmental, behavioral, or social
well-being of their child.
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Community Education |
Mental health seminars and workshops are conducted for the general public and professionals working with children to increase awareness of issues affecting child development and to enhance the emotional well being of children and families.
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