NEW YORK CITY CHILDREN'S CENTER

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH)

74-03 COMMONWEALTH BLVD
BELLEROSE, NY 11426

39 Students

Other 3rd - 12th

School Overview

The New York City Children’s Center (NYCCC), located at 74-03 Commonwealth Blvd in Bellerose, Queens, is a specialized facility operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH). It serves as a comprehensive psychiatric hospital and resource center dedicated to providing inpatient and outpatient mental health services for children and adolescents. The center is designed to support youth who are experiencing severe emotional or behavioral challenges, offering a highly structured environment that integrates clinical treatment, stabilization, and recovery-oriented care.

Beyond its inpatient psychiatric units, the facility serves as a vital component of the state’s mental health infrastructure for the New York City region. The center focuses on a multidisciplinary approach, utilizing teams of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and nursing staff to create individualized treatment plans. By emphasizing trauma-informed care and therapeutic intervention, the NYCCC aims to help young patients stabilize their mental health conditions and gain the skills necessary to successfully reintegrate into their homes, schools, and communities.

Total Students

N/A

Full-Time Teachers

N/A

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for NEW YORK CITY CHILDREN'S CENTER
Demographic	Student Count
White	11
Hispanic	7
Black	21

Black
21 (53.8 %)
White
11 (28.2 %)
Hispanic
7 (17.9 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH)
Phone:	(718)264-4500
Grade Range:	3rd - 12th
Total Students:	39
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	N/A
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	N/A
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 3 2

Grade 5 1

Grade 6 9

Grade 7 6

Grade 8 10

Grade 9 2

Grade 10 5

Grade 11 1

Grade 12 3