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On June 4, the Child Mind Institute held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new 82,000-square-foot headquarters, the Center of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, at 215 East 50th Street in New York City.
Former NBC News Correspondent Cynthia McFadden did the honors as the event’s master of ceremonies. Pastor Cathy Gilliard, Rabbi David Gelfand, and Bishop Edmund Whalen delivered blessings.
Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz, president and medical director of the Child Mind Institute, welcomed a packed room of children’s mental health experts, policy leaders, and advocates to celebrate the opening and discuss the ongoing global youth mental health crisis. Dr. Koplewicz described the new headquarters as the result of exponential growth in the 15-year-old organization’s clinical work, global reach, and innovative approaches to improving children’s mental health.
“While this new home doubles our footprint in Manhattan, our Center of Excellence goes well beyond this one space,” Dr. Koplewicz said. “We have research satellites in Harlem and Staten Island, clinical offices in California, and now training sites in Greece, Brazil, and South Africa. Our colleagues are leaders in clinical care, education, and open science who are making an impact locally, nationally, and now globally. We’re reaching families across the world.”
Dr. Ashwin Vasan, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, also spoke, noting the crisis in children’s mental health, and the importance of early intervention for children with mental health struggles. “I’m here because this is part of our public health approach to intervene early, to wrap our arms around our kids with love and with support and with services, so that we can prevent a lifetime of suffering, a lifetime of pain and a lifetime of need.”
And he praised the Child Mind Institute for being “a great partner to the city of New York, working with over 600 schools, reaching nearly 225,000 kids and getting over 7,000 kids into early screening and diagnosis through the Healthy Brain Network.”
The new Center of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, a five-story “building within a building,” was designed by architect Lee Skolnick, of Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership, to be welcoming for the children and families the organization serves, and dynamic for staff. The building will accommodate continued growth and improved opportunities for collaboration and innovation, helping the Child Mind Institute continue to rise to the challenge of the current crisis in children’s mental health.
Thanks to an expert Art Committee, the building is home to spectacular donated artwork that provides a vibrant welcome to families and inspires staff. Artists participating in this program include Michelle Samour, Adam Sultan, Kenny Scharf, Sol LeWitt Foundation, April Gornick, Eliot Greenwald, Michele Simonetti, Sally Gall, Michal Rovner, Alice Aycock, KAWS, Vaughn Spann, Dustin Yellin, Willie Cole, Bryan Hunt, and Pat Steir.
The new Center of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Mental Health brings together the organization’s care, education, and science programs, which include more than 130 clinical staff, 114 researchers, and 40 working in professional training and parent education.
As a leader in innovative partnerships in children’s mental health, the Child Mind Institute is collaborating with many states, private foundations, and governments around the world where there is a severe shortage of mental health expertise and infrastructure to support children. The new center will serve as a base for convening mental health experts from around the world — it will also house the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health — and promote innovation and creativity in pursuit of solutions to the global child and adolescent mental health crisis.
As Dr. Koplewicz sums up, “At the Child Mind Institute, our reach is global, but our impact remains deeply personal.”
Watch Dr. Koplewicz’s full speech here: https://youtu.be/qkrQftVgaPo
The new Center of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Mental Health brings together the organization’s care, education, and science programs, which include more than 130 clinical staff, 114 researchers, and 40 working in professional training and parent education.
The center will accommodate continued growth and improved opportunities for collaboration and innovation, helping the Child Mind Institute continue to rise to the challenge of the current crisis in children’s mental health.
The Child Mind Institute’s growth necessitated a larger space. The new center doubles our footprint in Manhattan and allows for continued growth. Furthermore, the design fosters collaboration between clinical care, education, and research staff. This will ultimately improve our ability to address the ongoing crisis in children’s mental health.
The new center goes beyond serving New York City. It’s designed to serve as a global hub. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health will be housed there, specifically focused on reaching families across the world.
