Childrens Center of Wayne County
OutpatientDual diagnosisMedicaidMedicarePrivate insuranceSelf-pay
About Childrens Center of Wayne County
The Children’s Center provides support for children and adolescents facing emotional, behavioral, and developmental difficulties. Based in Detroit, the center serves young people from birth through age 21 using outpatient services, psychiatric treatment, and telehealth. Their programs address concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, autism, and other related needs. With more than 85 years of experience, the staff works to strengthen children and families not only in the clinic, but also in everyday settings like home and school.
Professionals at the center apply proven approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), parent-child interaction therapy, and behavior therapy to support each stage of recovery. Treatment is shaped into an individualized plan created through collaboration with psychologists, psychiatrists, and case managers. The center also offers social skills groups, psychiatric assessments, medication management, and trauma-informed care to help children build emotional resilience and stability.
To further assist families, the center connects caregivers with Parent Support Partners—experienced parents who understand similar challenges firsthand and can provide practical advice, motivation, and links to useful community resources. The Children’s Center collaborates with schools and hospitals to remove obstacles to treatment and promote success for students. Additional services include developmental evaluations, crisis support, and telehealth options for added convenience. Overall, every aspect of the program is designed to help children thrive at home, in school, and beyond.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
- Facility type
- Community mental health center
- Medications used
- Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Special programs
- Young adults · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults
- Payment accepted
- County or local government funds · Community Mental Health Block Grants · Medicare · Medicaid · Other State funds · Private health insurance · Private or Community foundation · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds · State welfare or child and family services funds
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Mentoring/peer support
- Other services
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Family psychoeducation · Intensive case management · Legal advocacy · Therapeutic foster care · Case management service · Suicide prevention services · Education services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- ADHD, ADD · Anger · Anxiety · Depression · Neurodiversity · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Stress · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Attachment-Based Family Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Online Therapy · Play Therapy · Psychoeducation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Individual Treatment
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls · Mild Disabilities · Neurodivergent · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Follow-up Sessions (in-person) · Follow-up Sessions (online) · Medication Assistance · Outpatient Treatment · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by Michigan.
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.