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A Legacy of Care. A Commitment to What’s Next.

The Children’s Center of Hamden was founded on a simple but powerful idea: that every child deserves care, stability, and the opportunity to move forward.

In 1833, following a plea from a local mother known as Widow Daniels, the New Haven Orphan Asylum opened its doors to care for children in need. What began as a small home for seven children has grown and evolved over nearly two centuries.

In 1925, the organization moved to its current campus on Whitney Avenue in Hamden. As the needs of children and families have changed, so has our approach — expanding beyond residential care to become a comprehensive behavioral health organization.

Today, the Children’s Center of Hamden provides a continuum of behavioral health, psychiatric, educational, and family support services for youth across Connecticut.

For more than 190 years — we have given hope.

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