CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILY SERVICES

CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILY SERVICES | HOWARD CENTER

1138 Pine Street, Burlington, VT 05401

Eligibility

Children; Adolescents; Families

Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm First Call for Children and Families: 24Hours/7Days

(802) 488-6601

Fax

(802) 488-6000

Voice - Other | Main Reception

(802) 488-7777

Voice - Hotline | First Call

https://howardcenter.org/all-programs/

Application process

By Telephone; Appointment Required

Fees

Fixed Fee; Sliding Scale

Service area

Chittenden County, Vermont

Description

Provides a range of services designed to stabilize children and families and promote children's successful adjustment in the community. Services may include outpatient services, respite care, therapeutic case management, school-based services and support, crisis residential services, child psychiatry, specialized foster care, and consultation. Also offers trauma-informed parent support groups.

Last Assured

08/22/2025

What's Here

Parent Support Groups Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Adolescent/Youth Counseling Mental Health Crisis Lines School Based Integrated Services Family Counseling Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Family Preservation Programs

Providing organization

HOWARD CENTER

Howard Center is is the designated agency for Chittenden County. It provides acute and long-term care services to people with a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and other mental health issues, substance use disorders, and/or developmental challenges. Services include emergency and crisis intervention services for adults, children, adolescents, and their families; substance use disorder treatment services in Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties; alternative education programs; and community-based developmental services.