The Child Guidance Clinic is a state-licensed outpatient psychiatric clinic for children which provides a multi-disciplinary approach to problems associated with behavioral, emotional and learning difficulties of children and youth aged 2 to 18. Treatment is based on a comprehensive mental health evaluation and is intended to diminish the interference of psychiatric problems in everyday life while fostering age-

appropriate development.

Treatment is focused on the principals of child development and supports family preservation. Clinical services include diagnostic evaluation, individual, family or group therapy, medication evaluation and management, crisis intervention, substance abuse counseling and consultations to schools, courts and other institutions.