The New York City Early Childhood Mental Health Network (ECMHN)

The ECMHN is a collection of specialized mental health services for young children and their families, and for pregnant and birthing individuals, offering

*All clinics accept Medicaid and other insurance and work with families to ensure access.

Early Childhood Mental Health Services

Help families take the first step to get the support they need. Call to learn about the clinics and how to refer a family. Download our new ECTC parent flyer/postcard in the following: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu or Yiddish.

Perinatal Mental Health Services

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To Contact Your Nearest Clinic

Bronx (South)
Association to Benefit Children
1366 Inwood Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452
929-288-4320

Manhattan
Northside Center for Child Development
1475 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029
212-426-3400

Queens
The Child Center of New York
140-15B Sanford Ave., 2nd Fl, Flushing NY 11355
Multiple locations throughout Queens - Call the ECMH Referral Hotline: 718- 530-6892 for an appointment

Brooklyn (Central and Southern)
OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services
1268 E 14th St, Brooklyn, NY 11230
800-603-6435 (800-603-OHEL)

Staten Island
Staten Island Mental Health Society, a division of Richmond University Medical Center
657 Castleton Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301
718-448-9775, ext. 551

Children Under 5 Initiative Agencies

The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
2488 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10458
(844) 663-2255 

The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
Semour Askin Counseling Center
2020 Coney Island Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11223

Montefiore
Rose F. Kennedy Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center
1225 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
Amurphy1@montefiore.org
(718) 839-7295

New Alternatives for Children
825 7th Ave, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10019
agolub@nackidscan.org
(212)696-1550

Rising Ground
91-14 Merrick Blvd, 3rd Floor
Jamaica, NY 11432
JBarberii-Rosario@Risingground.org
(718) 206-3440

Safe Horizon
50 Court St, Suite 901
Brooklyn, NY 11201
shcounselingcenter@safehorizon.org
(347) 328-8110

University Settlement
The Butterfly Program
184 Eldridge Street,
New York, NY 10002
mcastellanos@universitysettlement.org
(212) 453-4540

For information about additional mental health clinics serving young children and families, contact 988. New Yorkers experiencing mental health crisis, looking for emotional support, or seeking information and referral to mental health services may call or text to 988 or chat at https://988lifeline.org/chat/.