Childrens Center of Hamden

The Children's Center of Hamden offers a continuum of behavioral health, psychiatric, and special education services for vulnerable youth. Their programs include a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Program providing 24-hour therapeutic support and psychiatric oversight; Whitney Hall School, a state-approved K-12 special education day school for students with emotional and behavioral challenges; Extended Day Treatment, a six-month structured outpatient program for youth needing more than weekly therapy; and Wakeman Hall Clinic offering individualized behavioral health and substance use treatment for youth and young adults. Services include individual and family therapy, medication management, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based substance use treatment. The center operates as a coordinated pathway designed to connect youth across systems and provide appropriate levels of care to guide them back to their homes, schools, and communities.