Brightline has opened its fourth pediatric mental health clinic in the New York region at 1133 Westchester Ave., Suite N-006 in White Plains, expanding access to in-person and virtual care for families in Westchester County and Connecticut. The clinic is addressing growing gaps in local mental health services as families face limited appointment availability and expanding waitlists for pediatric behavioral health care.
A 2025 community health needs analysis conducted by Northwell Health found that half of Westchester County residents identified a lack of available appointments as a top barrier to mental health care, with 52 percent citing mental health care as a top community priority. Parents of students in area school districts, including Greenwich, Scarsdale, and White Plains, are facing a 32 percent increase in youth mental health incidences and a 41 percent increase in care costs.
Brightline’s care teams include therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. The clinic offers in-person psychological testing for autism, learning disorders, executive functioning, school readiness, and giftedness. Treatment services include diagnosis and management of depression, trauma, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and disruptive behaviors, along with psychiatry support, parent management training, and family-centered care plans coordinated with a child’s pediatrician.
The White Plains location will serve as a specialized mental health hub for the Westchester region and Connecticut, part of Brightline’s New York-area model that combines in-person and virtual care across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Westchester. According to Brightline CEO Kari O’Rourke, the clinic addresses parents’ need for trusted mental health care accessible closer to home, as long waitlists often force families to either pay out of pocket or commute to find insurance-covered care.
This article is an AI-assisted summary. All facts and figures are drawn from the original report: https://patch.com/new-york/whiteplains/white-plains-gets-brightline-pediatric-mental-health-clinic-westchester-avenue