New York City Children's Center
State psychiatric hospital for children in New York City
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New York City Children's Center (NYCCC) is a state-operated psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents in New York City, operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH).[1] It provides inpatient and outpatient mental and behavioral health services through multiple campuses in the city. It has a fixed 184-bed capacity and a budgeted capacity for 92 beds as of 2025.[2][3]
| New York City Children's Center | |
|---|---|
| New York State Office of Mental Health | |
State seal of New York | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Multiple campuses in New York City, New York City, New York, United States |
| Organization | |
| Public | |
| Type | Psychiatric hospital |
| Links | |
| Website | omh |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
History
Queens campus
The center's Queens campus traces its origins to the opening of the Queens Children's Hospital in February 1970; it was renamed the Queens Children's Psychiatric Center in 1975.[4]
In the early 2000s, proposals to relocate the Queens Children's Psychiatric Center to the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus drew local opposition; a 2002 report stated the relocation would not be included in the state budget and the facility would remain at its existing site.[5]
Bronx campus
NYCCC's Bronx campus was established at the Bronx Behavioral Health Campus in an OMH facility complex that included a children's psychiatric center. In 2016, it had a capacity for 86 beds.[6]
In 2022, there were statewide reductions in children's state-hospital psychiatric beds under New York's OMH "Transformation Plan," with the most significant reduction occurring at NYCCC in 2021.[7][8]
In 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul's office announced the opening of a state-funded 21-bed inpatient psychiatric facility for youth at the NYCCC Bronx campus, operated by Montefiore Medical Center.[9]
Brooklyn campus
The Brooklyn campus is on the site of the former Brooklyn Children's Psychiatric Center, which was reconfigured into the Brooklyn Children's Center as part of a shift away from what was underutilized inpatient capacity toward expanded community-based services for children and families in Kings County.[10]
Consolidation
Under Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2012 there was a consolidation of the Bronx Children's Psychiatric Center, the Queens Children's Psychiatric Center, and the Brooklyn Children's Center into a single entity -- the New York City Children's Psychiatric Center/New York City Children's Center.[11]