1862

Founded as The Home for Friendless Children, a residence for children displaced by the U.S. Civil War

1929

Renamed as the Children’s Home

1930s

Operated two nationally recognized psychiatric residential homes

1938

Renamed Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley Inc.

1968

Started Partial Hospitalization (day treatment)

1970s

Opened Tunkhannock location to serve Wyoming County and surrounding rural communities

2008

Expanded school outreach in Montour, Northumberland, and Snyder counties

2010

Opened Robinson Counseling Center to offer outpatient mental health services for adults

2014

Opened outpatient mental health services in Hazleton

2015

Dedicated new outpatient building in Wilkes-Barre to address broader health needs

2018

Opened outpatient mental health services in Honesdale and the Substance Use Disorders Program in Wilkes-Barre

2021

Implemented national CCBHC model to improve care access in Luzerne and Wyoming counties for underserved populations

2022

Launched integrated mental and physical health services with the opening of Conyngham Primary Health Care Center in Wilkes-Barre

2023

Opened new building on South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, to provide care management services, adult psychiatric rehabilitation, and specialized outpatient services for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, first-episode psychosis, and occupational therapy.

2025

Designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center, Look Alike (FQHC-LAL) by the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide integrated mental and physical health services, and ensure access to care for underserved populations

2026

Opened primary care services (Conyngham Primary Health Care Center) in Tunkhannock to expand access to integrated mental and physical health services to underserved communities