IMPORTANT NOTE – EFFECTIVE JUNE 27, 2022, ALL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT OUTPATIENT SERVICES FORMERLY LOCATED AT LANGLEY PORTER PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (401 PARNASSUS AVE.) HAVE RELOCATED TO THE UCSF NANCY FRIEND PRITZKER PSYCHIATRY BUILDING (675 18TH ST.).
Does your child or teen have problems with sadness, fears, or anger? Does your child have problems with attention and learning? Are they behaving strangely, losing or gaining weight, or having trouble in their relationships? Is your family struggling with grief, divorce, trauma, or mental illness? If so, one of our clinics can help.
Our mission at the UCSF Child, Teen and Family Center is to provide exceptional care for children, adolescents, young adults, and families with mental health and developmental concerns while advancing scientific knowledge, and clinical training.
We treat children, adolescents, young adults, and families struggling with:
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- School issues
- Autism
- Depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Worry or anxiety
- Psychosis (hallucinations and delusions)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Eating disorders
- Suicidality, cutting and other intentional self-injury
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Tourette’s disorder and other tic disorders
- Family challenges
As a nationally renowned center for treatment, research, and training in child and adolescent mental health care, the UCSF Child, Teen and Family Center provides state-of-the art assessments, psychotherapies, groups, and medication treatments. Our programs are evidence-based (research-supported) and family-friendly.
Our specialized teams bring together child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, pediatric neurologists, and pediatricians. This provides comprehensive care not available outside our university setting.
If you are interested in obtaining treatment for your child or family, please call (415) 476-7000 to request an appointment.
