The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is the nation's leading academic department for research, prevention and treatment of child and adolescent psychiatric and learning disorders. Through collaboration with our three main affiliates – Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI), Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center (RCPC), and Bellevue Hospital Center – we integrate the highest level of clinical care and ground-breaking research with training for the next generation of leaders in child and adolescent mental health.

• The Department is one of only two independent academic departments of child and adolescent psychiatry in the nation.
• The Department was designated as the only New York State Center of Excellence in Mental Health. With the support of the state and private philanthropy, the Department plans to open a new 120,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility, uniting clinicians and researchers under one roof.
• The advanced residency in child and adolescent psychiatry is the largest single university program in the country, and along with our child and adolescent psychology internship track, is one of the most competitive mental health training programs in the world.
• Through our public education and outreach efforts, including our award-winning website www.aboutourkids.org, the Department is an internationally-renowned source of information on children’s mental health and development.
• Last year, children and families from 41 states and 26 countries were evaluated and many treated by our expert clinicians and faculty.
• Please visit www.aboutourkids.org for more information about the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/NYU Child Study Center.

Main Contact Information/Location:
577 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-6622
Fax: (212) 263-0990

The Department has satellite sites in the Tri-State Area. Visit the Locations and Contact Info page on www.aboutourkids.org for more information.

Department Chairs and Vice-Chairs

Jennifer Havens, M.D.
Interim Co-Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Interim Co-Director, NYU Child Study Center
Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychiatry
Vice Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Chief of Service, Bellevue Hospital Center

Glenn S. Hirsch, M.D.
Interim Co-Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Interim Co-Director, NYU Child Study Center
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Medical Director, NYU child Study Center

Bennett L. Leventhal, M.D.
Vice-Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Deputy Director of Research, NYU Child Study Center
Deputy Director, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

Raul Silva, M.D.
Vice Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Associate Professor of child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychiatry

Department Administration

Margo Amgott, M.P.A
Executive Director, NYU Child Study Center
(212) 263-8669