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UVA Health Children’s and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital have partnered to open a new outpatient pediatric neurodevelopmental and behavioral health clinic in Albemarle County to meet the growing needs for care in Central Virginia. A ribbon-cutting event for the new clinic took place on Tuesday morning.

The UVA Health Children's Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Care clinic will be staffed by UVA Health Children’s providers and supported by a substantial investment from Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital along with other generous gifts from private donors.

About 1 in 5 children and teens in the United States live with a mental health condition, while 1 in 6 children and adolescents have a developmental disability.

The new clinic will expand outpatient neurodevelopmental, behavioral and mental health care at UVA Health Children’s, including:

• Care for youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities such as autism and ADHD.
• Evidence-based therapies for children with mental health concerns such as anxiety and depression.
• The only clinic in the region outfitted for Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, a behavioral parent training therapy to address behavior concerns in early childhood.
• Integrative health practices such as mindfulness and meditation, along with one of the first pediatric medical yoga clinics in the United States.
• Equitable access to all children, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. Interpreters will be available for patients and families for whom English is not their first language.
• Coordination and collaboration with community partners serving children and teens.

The new clinic started seeing its first patients Friday, Dec. 20. Read the full press release.

Below are photos of the ribbon-cutting ceremony and the clinic interior.