Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut (CGC)

Since 1954, the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut (CGC) has been a highly respected nonprofit mental health resource for area children and families. CGC receives referrals from schools, courts, human service agencies and private physicians. With a clinical staff of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and marriage and family therapists, CGC provides services annually to over 2,300 children and adolescents in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan Connecticut.

DID YOU KNOW?
- One in five children and adolescents in the United States has a mental health disorder that interferes with daily functioning.
- Fewer than one in five of these children receive the mental health services they need.
- An estimated 90 percent of children who commit suicide have a mental health disorder.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
- JOIN the cause
- DISPLAY the cause on your facebook wall
- INVITE your friends to support the cause
- DONATE to help children and adolescents struggling with mental health problems

1. CGC is dedicated to reducing emotional suffering and dysfunctional behavior and helping each child and adolescent achieve optimal potential.