Child, Adolescent, and Family Services
Learn more about our services and where they are offered.
What We Do
The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry provides specialized behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and their families. Our programs are designed to support emotional, behavioral, developmental, and trauma-related needs through evidence-based, family-centered care.
We work closely with families, schools, pediatric providers, and community partners to help young people thrive at every stage of development.
Who We Are
Our services support children and adolescents who:
- Are experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood concerns, or the effects of trauma
- Are experiencing eating disorders
- Are going through a crisis or facing safety or day-to-day functioning concerns
- Are part of families navigating complex behavioral health needs
- Are struggling with emotional or behavioral challenges
- Have been affected by abuse, neglect, or family substance use
Outpatient Services
Comprehensive outpatient care includes individual, group, and family therapy, psychiatric/psychological evaluations, medication management, and care coordination. Evidence-based therapies offered include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), trauma-informed psychotherapy, parent-child interactive therapy, and supportive, behavioral, and family therapies.
Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Intensive mental health care for teens who need more than weekly therapy. When a teenager is struggling with serious emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges, weekly outpatient appointments don’t always provide enough support, but inpatient hospitalization may be more than the situation requires. Our Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) fills that critical gap by offering structured, intensive treatment teens can access without leaving home.
Developed in partnership with Bradley REACH, a nationally recognized program affiliated with Brown University’s Bradley Hospital, this program brings evidence-based, multi-disciplinary psychiatric care to adolescents across West Virginia.
Behavioral & Developmental Services
Support for emotional regulation, behavioral challenges, and developmental concerns affecting school and home life.
Consultation & Care Coordination
Individual, Family & Group Therapy
Evidence-based therapy approaches, including trauma-informed care, CBT, play-based therapy, and family systems therapy.
Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry
Hospital-based care for youth ages 13-17 experiencing acute psychiatric crises requiring 24/7 supervision and stabilization.
Outpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management for children and teens, tailored to developmental needs.
Clinical Leadership
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Stephen Deci, MD