General Info

Children s Friend is a private, nonprofit agency that has been serving children and families since 1849. The agency offers professional services in the areas of children s mental health, adoption, educational and day care services for pregnant and parenting teens. It also provides community education on child and family mental health issues. Children s Friend also offers dialectical behavioral therapy for the treatment of adolescent girls with borderline personality disorders in an outpatient community mental health setting. Through its counseling center, Children s Friend offers specialty treatment services related to mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, adjustment disorders and psychological behavior. The agency maintains a location in Worcester, Mass.