The Youth Development Clinic was founded in 1958 as a private, nonprofit, 501(c) (3), by a consortium of Newark residents, the Prudential Insurance Company of America, and the Newark Board of Education.
The Youth Development Clinic) has been dedicated to providing behavioral health services for children and families in Newark, Essex County, and surrounding communities. We work to attain effective personal, family, and community functioning through outpatient services, school consultation and counseling, and personal development.
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Services Offered
YDC provides services to children in schools and community-based settings as well as in our Outpatient Clinic in downtown Newark. YDC counsels children who have significant behavioral and emotional needs to stabilize their behaviors and foster learning. In close partnership with educational and social service organizations, we work to meet the behavioral and mental health needs of local families, using empirically-based and culturally-relevant methods for cultivating social, emotional, and educational well being - things we believe every child deserves.
YDC clinicians work with children of all ages and their families to address emotional, social, and behavioral difficulties including, but not limited to: - Anxiety - Depression - ADHD - Social skills development - Aggressive behaviors - Foster care / adoption related issues - Challenges w/ school adjustment - Trauma - Grief and Loss counseling - We offer Individual and Family Therapy. - Our staff includes Doctoral and Masters level Psychologists. - Play therapy and parent consultation may be included as part of the services. - We provide bilingual counseling in Spanish and Creole.
Fees and Payment
This is a non-profit agency
We are currently only accepting Medicaid
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Medicaid
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.