Judge Baker Children’s Center

Specialties

The programs and services of Judge Baker Children’s Center help children, and their families, who struggle with mental health challenges. Examples include:

Center for Effective Child Therapy (CECT) — A clinic providing mental health assessments and focused short-​term treatments for children, ages 3 – 17, dealing with specific disorders. This is the only pediatric outpatient mental health clinic in New England exclusively providing treatments with rigorous scientific validation.

Manville School — A therapeutic day school for children ages 5 – 16 with emotional, behavioral and learning disorders. Manville uses cutting edge curriculum, instructional and clinical practices to achieve exceptional educational outcomes.

Summer Treatment Program (STP) — A therapeutic summer program for children, ages 6 – 12, with ADHD and related disruptive behavior disorders. This program has demonstrated high impact outcomes for youth.

History

Established in 1917.

Judge Baker Children’s Center (JBCC) is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents whose mental health problems threaten to limit their potential. JBCC was named in honor of the Boston Juvenile Court’s first judge, Harvey Humphrey Baker, a visionary in child welfare. Judge Harvey Baker was among the first to advocate a system based on understanding and treatment to help troubled youth, rather than one using punishment or incarceration.

Today, integrating education, service, research, and training, Judge Baker Children’s Center has become a national leader in the field of children’s mental health. As one of the oldest children’s mental health organizations in New England, JBCC offers a range of programs providing special education, counseling and family resources for children in Eastern Massachusetts who live with mental health issues and emotional and behavioral disabilities.