What is the Child Study and Treatment Center (CSTC)?
The Department of Social and Health Services operates one psychiatric hospital that serves children and youth 6-17 years of age who are severely mentally ill and can’t be maintained in a less restrictive setting in the community. Child Study and Treatment Center is a licensed and accredited hospital, which complies with the requirements of the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.