Child Counseling - District of Columbia

Victims of Crime Assistance Program (VOCAP)

Child and Adolescent Protection Center (part of Children’s Hospital)

Address

111 Michigan Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20010

Phone

(202) 884-4100


(202) 884-5000

Hours

Office 8:30am-12pm and 1pm-4pm; On-call clinician 24 hrs

Spanish

YES

Deaf

YES

Services

Services are for child and adolescent victims of intentional or non-accidental physical injury, sexual abuse or assault, children who are hospitalized and classified under hospital protocol as Victims of Violence. On-call clinician provides experienced and skilled crisis intervention. Additionally case management and referral services.

 

Interpreters available through the hospital.

Progressive Life Center
Address

1933 Montana Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20002

Phone

(202) 842-2016

Fax

(202) 842-0604

Hours

Monday - Thursday 8:30am-5:30pm
Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Website
Spanish

YES

Services

Provides Behavioral Health, Child & Family Welfare Services. They also have programs focused on the social, emotional and spiritual well-being of African-Americans and Africans throughout diaspora. Provides organizational development and training.

Psychiatric Institute of DC
Address

4228 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 22016

Phone

(202) 885-5600

Website
Deaf

YES

Services

A week- 30 day in-patient program. Four programs: Adolescent Unit, Survivors of Abuse (acute care), and Adult Substance Abuse unit, Psychiatric Unit. Out-patient support groups for survivors of trauma and chemical dependency. Children unit as young as 5. Partial-day program 5 days per week dealing with regular adult issues, geriatrics, and survivors of trauma.

 

ASL interpreters if needed (not available 24/7)

Meyer Treatment Center
Address

5028 Wisconsin Ave Suite 400 NW
Washington, DC 20016

Phone

(202) 537-6050

Hours

Phones: Monday - Friday 8:30am-5pm
Therapy: Monday - Friday, 8am-8pm and Saturdays by appointment

Website
Spanish

YES

Services

Long or short term individual counseling, family therapy, psychotherapy for clients of all ages. No session limits. Community Mental Health Outpatient service only with a minimum fee of $40

Language

Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Croatian, Serbian, Nigerian, Indian, Japanese, Portuguese, Yiddish.

Main Child and Family Services
Address

400 6th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024

Phone

(202) 442-6000


(202) 442-6180

Hotline

Intake Hotline: (202) 671-7233
Adoption Hotline: (202) 671-5683

Hours

Monday – Friday 8:15am - 4:45pm

Website
Spanish

YES

Services

Referred after crisis or neglect. 24hr intakes, crisis intervention, deals with neglected children and families with children. Family preservation, family support, foster care, adoption.

Family & Medical Counseling Services, Inc. (FMCS)
Address

2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, Suite M2
Washington, DC 20020

Phone

(202) 889-7900

Hours

Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:30pm. Evenings and Saturdays by appointment only.

Website
Email

Services

Individuals, families, groups, and adolescents. Counseling and Psychotherapy. Marriage counseling, alcohol/substance abuse counseling. Support groups. HIV/AIDS services: case management, nutrition, food bank, entitlements, health care ed. Primary medical care for HIV.

Victim Service Center

(Run by the Center for Child Protection and Family Support)

Address

714 G St. SE
Washington, DC 20003

Phone

(202) 544-3144

Hours

Monday - Friday: 9am-5pm, extended by appointment.

Website
Services

The Family Support Center provides preventive and community workshops, outreach, housing, tutoring, food, and utilities assistance. They also have mental health services for children ages 4-17 that have been victims of child abuse, neglect, and witnesses of violence.

Contact

Linda Cherry

Family and Child Services
Address

929 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20001

Phone

(202) 289-1510

Hours

Monday - Friday 8:30am-5pm; evening appointments available, but will see right away in emergency

Website
Spanish

YES

Services

Individual, family and group counseling. Child services: foster care, adoption, camps. Aging care. Crisis intervention available individually and in groups.

Dickinson, Pentz, McCall, Honnald
Address

1660 L St NW, #503, DC

Phone

(202) 728-1166

Hours

Monday – Friday 7am-8pm

Services

Long or short term therapy for individuals and couples. Sex education, counseling for rape survivors, children of sexual abuse, and for sexual dysfunction.
They also treat sex offenders.
Ages 16 and older.

Fees

sliding scale, $100/hr is their standard fee. No Medicaid

DC Police Communications

(To make non-emergency reports call 311, for emergencies dial 911)

Phone

(202) 737-4404


DC Police Youth Division: (202) 576-6768
Child Abuse and Incest: (202) 671-7233
DC Gov. Information Line: (202) 727-1000

 

No formal services, interpreter can be requested.

Commission on Mental Health Services
Address

2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20032

Phone

(202) 463-6211

Hotline

(202) 562-4000

Hours

8:30am-5pm (Administrative Offices)
Hotline 24 hours

Spanish

YES

Services

Family and individual counseling referrals.

Language

French, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese (some).