At the Vermont Center for Children, Youth and Families (VCCYF), we use a Family Based Approach—focused on health promotion, prevention, and targeted intervention—to keep children healthy, prevent at-risk kids from developing psychiatric disorders, and support families facing emotional or behavioral challenges.
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Education

Our department is dedicated to education across all levels, teaching undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students at the Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, and within the Psychiatry Residency and Child Psychiatry fellowship, focusing on care for children and families.
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Research

Our research enhances child health and wellbeing, focusing on dysregulation, irritability, and resilience in youth. We partner with the Research Center for Children, Youth, and Families (RCCYF), the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP), and the Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit (CNRU).
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Clinical Care

The Pediatric Psychiatry Clinic employs the Vermont Family Based Approach (VFBA) and collaborates with community partners in Vermont and upstate New York, along with the University of Vermont Medical Center's CAPPCON, and the Vermont Child Psychiatry Access Program.