Foothill Child Development Services

Founded in 1962, Northpoint School, located in Northridge, Calif., promote children s mental health by assisting and strengthening the family through education, early intervention services and treatment. It is operated by the Child and Family Guidance Center. The school develops each students unique strength and abilities, assists in resolving students specific difficulties and re-integrates students to a mainstream school and community environment. It offers its services for students of six to 18 years of age with emotional and behavioral problems. The school combines academic instruction and individual, group and family therapies with a wide range of specialized services. It provides a psychologist and a social worker to every class and serves as the classroom coordinator and team liaison. In addition, the Northpoint School program offers various other services that include psychological, educational and psychiatric assessments, speech and language services, recreation therapy and art studio, anger management training and social skills training.