Central Arkansas Teen Mental Health Resources

NONPROFIT & PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS:

COUNSELING CLINIC, INC (BENTON, AR; CCIAR.ORG)

A 501(c)(3) community mental health center serving Saline/Garland counties.

Offers Youth Services (ages 0–18) and residential treatment (Second Chance Youth Ranch)for juveniles. Specialties include depression, anxiety, ADHD, substance abuse, trauma, sexual issues, parent–child problems, and other emotional/behavioral.

THE CENTERS (LITTLE ROCK; THECENTERSAR.COM)

Nonprofit behavioral health network with multiple campuses.

Provides 24/7 crisis and emergency response, outpatient counseling for children,

adolescents, and families, plus residential treatment for youth. It operates the

state’s largest therapeutic foster care program and prevention services in central..

Focus areas include trauma-informed care, family therapy, school-based counseling,

and substance-use management (office-based and pharmacy services).

(The Centers collaborates on school trauma programs with ADE and UAMS/TRIS.)

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES OF ARKANSAS (LITTLE ROCK; BHSARKANSAS.ORG)

Nonprofit counseling group (est. 1996) for children, teens, adults, and families.

Specialties include EMDR (trauma/PTSD), Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT),

family/couples therapy, ADHD/ODD, anxiety & depression, and attachment.

BHSA offers individual/couple counseling, school-based therapy, and telehealth statewide.

Partners with Youth Home for residential programs (accepts most insurance).

UAMS PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE (LITTLE ROCK; UAMSHEALTH.COM)

University-affiliated outpatient program focused on adolescent substance-use disorders.

Six Bridges provides counseling and medication management for ages 12–21 dealing

with drug/alcohol. (Part of UAMS/PRI’s research/clinical network.)

YOUTH HOME, INC. (LITTLE ROCK; YOUTHHOME.ORG)

501(c)(3) residential treatment center for youth. Inpatient psychiatric/behavioral programs for ages ≈12–17 with severe mental illness or trauma. Offers East/West campuses

(accepts TRICARE) and specialized tracks (e.g. Reactive Attachment, trauma-focused CBT,

safe solutions for abuse). On-site schooling (Siebert School) and family therapy help

“equip youth and their families to become contributing members of their community.

YOUTH VILLAGES – ARKANSAS (STATEWIDE; YOUTHVILLAGES.ORG)

Nonprofit child welfare agency offering two key programs in AR: Intercept® Intensive

In-Home (family-strengthening to prevent foster care) and LifeSet™ (transitional

support for youth aging out of foster care). In recent years, Youth Villages has served

over 2,100 Arkansas youth with these evidence-based services.

IMMERSE ARKANSAS (LITTLE ROCK; IMMERSEARKANSAS.ORG)

Nonprofit support network for youth impacted by foster care, abuse, and homelessness.

Programs include The Station (youth shelter for homeless teens), Opportunity Center

(drop-in support and life skills for ages 18–24), and LifeBASE (transitional housing for 18+).

Focus is on trauma-informed care, mentoring, and housing stability for foster care alumni.

For example, LifeBASE provides apartments with wraparound. (Immerse emphasizes “unconditional relationships” and community support to help youth transform from crisis into overcomers.”)

ACH – CHILD STUDY CENTER (LITTLE ROCK; ARCHILDRENS.ORG)

Pediatric mental-health clinic (affiliated with UAMS/PRI) serving infants through age 18.

Provides comprehensive evaluation and multidisciplinary treatment (therapy,

family involvement) for a wide range of childhood mental health issues. Evidence-based

treatments include trauma-focused CBT, Parent–Child Interaction Therapy, and

Child-Parent Psychotherapy. Common conditions treated: trauma/stress disorders, ADHD,

conduct/Oppositional-Defiant Disorder, OCD, depression, bipolar, anxiety, etc.

ACH – ADOLESCENT MEDICINE CLINIC (LITTLE ROCK; ARCHILDRENS.ORG)

Multidisciplinary teen health clinic (ages 12–21) that addresses physical, emotional, and

social issues of adolescence. The team provides holistic biopsychosocial evaluations and

counseling on teen topics: mental health/behavior struggles, puberty/body changes,

nutrition/eating disorders, sexual health, bullying, and “problematic internet/video game

or cell phone use. They manage anxiety/depression (medication therapy), high-risk behaviors, and support pregnant/parenting teens in a safe, inclusive environment.

PRIVATE COUNSELING PROVIDERS:

EQUALITY THERAPY CLINIC, PLLC (LITTLE ROCK; EQUALITYTHERAPY.COM)

Private practice (Kirsten Sowell, LCSW) specializing in LGBTQ+-affirming therapy for ages 9+. Works intensively with teens, families, and adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, gender identity/gender-affirming care, and “kink/diverse sexualities” issues. Founder Sowell has extensive experience with pediatric gender clinics and advocates for transgender youth. Offers in-person and telehealth appointments.

THE FINDING PLACE COUNSELING (LITTLE ROCK; THEFINDINGPLACECOUNSELING.COM)

Private mental-health clinic offering both intensive therapy retreats and traditional outpatient counseling. Serves individuals, couples, children, and teens. Specialties include trauma/PTSD treatment, anxiety, family conflict, play therapy for children, and sexual addiction/affair. The center emphasizes techniques like brainspotting and EMDR and provides rapid-breakthrough “custom therapy intensives” for clients seeking accelerated.

ARGENTA COUNSELING & WELLNESS (LITTLE ROCK; ARGENTACOUNSELING.COM)

Private practice with two Central AR locations (N. Little Rock and W. Little Rock) and statewide telehealth. Offers counseling, psychiatric medication management, nutrition and wellness services. Works with children, teens, adults, couples and families. Broad specialties include depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, parenting and family issues, LGBTQ+ matters, bodyimage/self-esteem, self-harm, defiance/behavior problems, OCD, autism, relationship and divorce support, etc.

OLIVE TREE HEALTH (LITTLE ROCK; OLIVETREEHEALTHLLC.COM)

Private counseling practice for teens, adults, and families. Specializes in anxiety and traumarelated issues. (Offers individual therapy, workshops, and a reflection therapy journal).

RESEARCH PROGRAMS & STUDIES: 

ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT

ACH periodically conducts statewide surveys (focus groups, provider and caregiver input)

on child health priorities.

WOODLAND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP (LITTLE ROCK)

Private clinical research facility (80+ years of psychiatric research) conducting trials across Arkansas. Part of ERG network, it staffs a child/adolescent psychiatrist and offers inpatient units for CNS/psychiatric trials.

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PILLAR CLINICAL RESEARCH (LITTLE ROCK)

Clinical trials site enrolling pediatric mental health studies. Offers access to new treatments for children/adolescents with anxiety, ADHD, depression, autism, and other conditions (currently enrolling studies through its pediatric mental health trials program).

UAMS PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE (LITTLE ROCK)

The PRI faculty researches teen mental health, resilience, and trauma.