Children, Youth & Family

Agawam Counseling Center

Individual, family and group outpatient therapy.

Applied Behavior Analysis

Provides evidence-based treatments for making meaningful behavior changes in youth with autism, fostering basic skills such as eye contact, listening and imitating, as well as complex skills such as reading, conversing and understanding another person’s perspective.

BHN Family Resource Center

The BHN Family Resource Center is a community-based, family-driven program supporting families and their children 0 –18 years old.

It is part of a statewide network of Family Resource Centers that help families and individuals resolve challenges, strengthen their bonds, connect to others and engage in their communities.In addition to assisting families with finding resources, FRCs support families with youth who are at risk of needing court involvement because of their behavior.

Call (413) 277-6601 for more information.

BHN The Carson Center for Children and Youth

Provides outpatient behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and families in Westfield and neighboring communities. CCY staff work with individuals with a range of emotional and psychiatric concerns that may include depression, anxiety, poor self-esteem, behavioral difficulties, parent-child conflict, adjustment problems (changes in family life or circumstances), ADHD or eating disorders.

Phone: (413) 568-1421
Fax: (413) 572-4104

Referral Information

Referrals can be made by parents, family members, pediatricians, neighborhood health centers, hospitals, childcare providers, or social service agencies. 

Click here to download the form and fax to Malou DeLeon at (413) 572-4104 

BHN Valley Human Services

Center for Development

Outpatient clinical services for individuals with developmental disabilities as well as support and consultation for their teams. This involves individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy and case consultation in a variety of settings.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)

CCBHC provides a comprehensive collection of services designed to meet the needs of people of all ages to help bridge and create access to services, stabilize people in crisis and provide necessary behavioral health treatment. 

BHN can help individuals access quality services, including:

• Outpatient Therapy and Prescribing
• Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
• Crisis Assessment and Stabilization
• Screening and Monitoring of your Health Status
• Care Management, Skill Building, and Health Education
• Peer and Family Support Services
• Assistance with Education and Employment Opportunities
• Care Coordination Services for Children

Questions about accessing services? Call BHN’s Care Management Department at (413) 272-0715 or email caremanagement@bhninc.org

Children's Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI)/CSA

BHN is a contracted provider of MassHealth Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) services, available to MassHealth enrolled children and youth under the age of 21. These services include Intensive Care Coordination; In-Home Therapy; Family Support and Training; In-Home Behavioral Services; Therapeutic Mentoring; and Mobile Crisis Interventions.

Child Guidance Clinic

The Child Guidance Clinic Outpatient program provides comprehensive mental health, educational, developmental, behavioral, and consultative services to children, adolescents, and their families in Springfield and surrounding communities. Our multidisciplinary staff offers a variety of culturally competent programs in our clinic, at numerous community sites, and in homes.

City Clinic

Outpatient/inpatient family and group therapy, serving primarily Latino populations.

DSS Family Links

The Family Links program works with youth with behavioral health needs and their families to develop therapeutic relationships and promote healthy functioning and support within the family.

Early Development Center

BHN’s Early Development Center promotes the overall development and wellbeing of children under 3 years old. The center offers playgroups, both for those enrolled in BHN’s Early Intervention program and for children in the community. The center also offers weekly support groups for parents. 

BHN’s Early Development Center offers:

• A safe play area with lots of fun activities for motor skill development 
• Sensory equipment including a sensory swing and a sensory table
• Arts and crafts activities
• Music and movement groups
• Sensory/motor groups facilitated by a Licensed Occupational Therapist/Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Preschool readiness groups that improve children’s social and emotional development
• Weekly parent support groups 

Skilled Early Intervention therapists plan and oversee all playgroups. Groups are offered weekly. 

Early Intervention

The Early Intervention Program at Behavioral Health Network serves children between the ages of birth and three years of age for whom there are developmental concerns due to identified disabilities, or whose typical development is at risk due to certain birth or environmental factors. Services are provided in the family home and are certified by the Department of Public Health.

This program is for:

• Parents who have concerns about their baby’s development; soothing; bonding; nursing/feeding; sleeping; sibling jealousy; or are feeling depressed, tired or isolated
• Families living in the communities of Springfield, Wilbraham, Hampden, East Longmeadow and Longmeadow
• Children birth to age 3

Services are available to all families regardless of insurance coverage.

Referral Information

Click here to make a referral 

Referrals can be made by parents, family members, pediatricians, neighborhood health centers, hospitals, childcare providers, or social service agencies.

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

A service that provides support and guidance to childcare programs, teachers, and families to address the needs of children with challenging behaviors, mental health disorders, developmental delays, and/or those at risk of suspension or expulsion. 

Family Support and Training (Children's Behavioral Health Initiative)

Family Partners work alongside parents and caregivers to assist and empower them to access care on behalf of their children. Family Partners are available to caregivers of youth enrolled in Intensive Care Coordination, Outpatient Therapy and In-Home Therapy.

High Street Pediatrics

In-Home Behavioral Services (Children's Behavioral Health Initiative)

The In-Home Behavioral Services team works with parents and caregivers to help them develop the skills they need to respond effectively to behavioral challenges.The goal of the program is to replace challenging behaviors with healthy, prosocial behavioral alternatives. Services involve 2-4 weekly visits by team members. 

In-Home Therapy

An intensive and flexible service for children and families to address and support behavioral health challenges. Services are provided in any setting where the youth lives or attends school.

Intensive Care Coordination (ICC)

A voluntary outreach service that coordinates multiple services and supports for youth with serious emotional or behavioral health needs. A Care Coordinator and Family Partner are assigned to work with each youth/family enrolled in the program. 

Juvenile Court Clinic (Forensic Mental Health Services)

BHN Forensic Mental Health Services include BHN Juvenile Court Clinics, which provide mental health expertise to the Courts in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire Counties.

Services to Juvenile Courts 

• Evaluations of Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) cases
• Evaluations of Delinquency cases (68a)
• Competency evaluations
• Specialized evaluations including Sexual Offender Risk Assessments and fire-setting evaluations
• Expert witness testimony
• Consultation to court personnel

Dually-Involved Youth (DIY) Services
Services are provided for youth involved in both the Court and child welfare systems. The Juvenile Court Clinic facilitates a multi-disciplinary meeting with families, the Department of Children and Families, Department of Youth Services, and court personnel to promote the development of enhanced cross-system practices that enable achievement of improved youth and family outcomes.

Kamp for Kids

A summer camp for children and young adults ages 3-22 both with and without disabilities. The camp provides an opportunity to experience growth, inclusion and fun in a summer camp setting that includes a spray park, expressive arts, outdoor education, arts & crafts, and non-competitive sports. 

Kamp for Kids™ is located at Camp Togowauk in Westfield.

Virtual Kamp for Kids

KIDSTOP Children’s Center

Childcare for ages 3 months to 4 years

BHN offers four childcare centers that provide early education, featuring literacy, math, science, art, music, physical activity and planned periods of rest in a nurturing, happy environment.

Childcare is offered before school, after school and during all school vacations, including summer. All programs are fully accredited and licensed by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs.

KIDSTOP Pre-Kindergarten Program

Childcare for preschoolers ages 4 and 5

BHN offers four childcare centers that provide early education, featuring literacy, math, science, art, music, physical activity and planned periods of rest in a nurturing, happy environment.

Childcare is offered before school, after school and during all school vacations, including summer. All programs are fully accredited and licensed by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs.

KIDSTOP School Age Program

Providing before/after-school and vacation care for elementary school children

BHN offers four childcare centers that provide early education, featuring literacy, math, science, art, music, physical activity and planned periods of rest in a nurturing, happy environment.

Childcare is offered before school, after school and during all school vacations, including summer. All programs are fully accredited and licensed by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs.

Mercy Medical Center (Integration)

Primary Care Behavioral Health

A part of BHN’s Integration program, Primary Care Behavioral Health has the goal of integrating behavioral health services to improve the health outcomes of the individuals we serve. PCBH provides targeted, flexible behavioral health support in the primary care setting through treatment that is person-centered, evidence-informed, and focused on collaborate goal-setting.

Quaboag Children’s Center

Caring for preschoolers in the Quaboag Hills region ages 2.9 years to 5 years

BHN offers four childcare centers that provide early education, featuring literacy, math, science, art, music, physical activity and planned periods of rest in a nurturing, happy environment.

Childcare is offered before school, after school and during all school vacations, including summer. All programs are fully accredited and licensed by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs.

Recreation Program

Provides services to children and youth who have a serious mental health diagnosis or emotional disturbance that significantly impairs their functioning in school, the community and/or within their family. The program is community-based – programs take place in natural settings throughout the community and region – with a wide range of recreation, leisure, social, sports, cultural and prevocational activities offered. There are also monthly overnight adventure and travel experiences, many of which include family participation. 

The Recreation Program is a Child and Adolescent Therapeutic Day Services program funded by the state Department of Mental Health (DMH). The program provides services six days per week, and frequency and participation can range from twice per month to 4-5 days per week depending on need, interest and availability.

School Street Clinic

Serving primarily Latino populations

The Village for Youth (CBAT)

A short-term, residential program for youth ages 10-17 that provides crisis stabilization, therapeutic intervention, and specialized programming for youth experiencing a mental health crisis.

Therapeutic Mentoring (Children's Behavioral Health Initiative)

Youth spend dedicated one-on-one time with a caring mentor to work on building a variety of life skills in the community. Therapeutic Mentoring is a time-limited and targeted service intended to support other services that are already in place. 

Urban Youth Collaborative Program