Vermont Center For Children, Youth And Families, Golisano Children’s Hospital at University of Vermont Health

Vermont Center For Children, Youth And Families, Golisano Children’s Hospital at University of Vermont Health is a children's hospital in Burlington, VT. The center provides outpatient child and adolescent mental health evaluation and treatment using a team approach that places the family at the center of care. It serves children, teens, and their families who face behavioral, developmental, and emotional challenges. Treatment plans are developed collaboratively between the patient, the family, and the care team, and may include therapy with or without medication. The center treats a specific range of conditions, including Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety and Depression, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Bipolar Disorder, Mood Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorders, Personality Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Schizophrenia, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Somatic Symptom Disorders. Available services include an Autism Assessment Program, Outpatient Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry, and Psychotherapy. The clinical team includes specialists such as Yasmeen Abdul-Karim, MD, Robert R. Althoff, MD, PhD, Jeremiah E. Dickerson, MD, Jim Edwards, MD, MA Ed, and Elizabeth Forbes, MD, MPH, who hold credentials in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Psychiatry, and Developmental-Behavioral fields. The center is currently accepting new patients and operates Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, remaining closed on weekends.

The location is situated on South Prospect Street Arnold, Level 3. It sits on a corner near Pearl Street, which is just a few meters away. Colchester Avenue is about a tenth of a mile from the entrance. Billings Library, a public library, is also about a tenth of a mile away. Burlington Fire Department Station 3 is located about two tenths of a mile from the center, and the North Hill Section neighborhood is nearby at a similar distance.

University of Vermont Health, the parent system, describes itself as a rural academic health system with more than 100 years of service to communities across Vermont and northern New York. The Vermont Center for Children, Youth and Families operates within this network, providing specialized mental health care for young people in the Burlington area.

Services:

• Care at Home
• Emergency & Urgent Care
• Labs & Imaging
• Primary Care
• Specialty Care