Adolescent After School/Summer Program

Adolescents ages 12-18 with a DSM-IV diagnosis and/or behavioral problems that interfere with their ability to function optimally in family, school and/or community settings, and/or to meet age-appropriate developmental milestones.

Intensive Outpatient Program

Provides intensive services for children and adolescents, ages 8 to 18, with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  Services may include comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, education, training, medication management, and family therapy.

Bridges for Education Program

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Offers a full range of behavioral health services for children, families, schools and communities.

Outpatient Assessment Center

 

Center for Children and Families

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Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders, Merck Outpatient Program

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Provides assessment and brief treatment for children, adolescents, and adults.

Provides treatment to families who have children and adolescents suffering from behavioral or emotional problems such as behavior problems, emotional problems, hyperactivity/impulsivity, school problems, poor peer relationships, parent-child problems, or family conflicts. Outpatient services are available in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, three satellites, and several schools.

Provides intervention services for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities and mental retardation.

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services (CABS)

Specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder.

Child and Adolescent Crisis Team Intervention Service (CACTIS)

Provides services to identified children , adolescents, and their families who reside in Allegheny County.
Age 21 or under (18 - 21 year olds must be enrolled as a full-time high school student).

Child and Adolescent Inpatient Program

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Designed to provide services to children and adolescents from 3 - 21 years of age with behavioral and/or emotional problems.  Patients usually are referred on an emergency basis to the Psychiatric Emergency and Intake Service by outpatient programs, schools, residential facilities, primary medical providers, and directly from caretakers.

Family-Based Mental Health Services

A non-traditional model of community-based treatment for children and adolescents between the ages of birth and 18 years old who have a serious emotional or behavioral problem and is considered at high risk of placement outside the family. Family-based autism services are also available.
 

Autism Early Intervention ABA Discrete Trial Training Wraparound Services

Matilda H. Theiss Child Development Center

Provides early childhood autism services in a specialized classroom with ABA discrete trial training.

Matilda H. Theiss Day Care Program

Provides child care for children ranging in age from 6 weeks to 5 years whose parents work or are in vocational training.

Families must reside in Allegheny County and meet income guidelines set by the Department of Public Welfare.

Matilda H. Theiss Program for At-Risk Kids (PARK)

A therapeutic nursery program for infants and toddlers ( 6 weeks - 36  months) who have been exposed to alcohol or illegal drugs while their mother was pregnant or who have a parent with a serious psychiatric disorder.

Services for Teens At Risk (STAR-Center)

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To prevent adolescent suicide through research, community outreach, parent psychoeducation, and clinical interventions.

Provide assessment and outpatient treatment for teens ages 13 - 18, who are considered to be at high risk for suicidal behavior and significant depression.