The Center for Youth and Families is a professional mental health service equipped to assist children, adolescents and their families with emotional, behavioral, developmental and family difficulties. Staffed by State of Connecticut licensed professionals and board-certified child psychiatrists, specializing in child development, the Center works closely with schools, guidance counselors and local area pediatricians to ensure the "whole" child is treated. The Center serves the communities of Northwestern Connecticut through an interdisciplinary approach which includes licensed professional counselors, psychiatric social workers, marriage and family therapists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists.