Brightline Connects Families to Evidence-Based Mental Health Care in New York State

Sept. 15, 2026, Albany, New York – Brightline, the leading pediatric mental health solution supporting kids, teens, and their parents, has expanded its New York footprint with its fifth clinic at 9 Washington Square, #7 in Albany. Brightline's Albany clinic offers flexible, in-network services for families looking for in-person and virtual care in an area with a critical shortage of pediatric behavioral health providers.

A recent report by the child advocacy group Healthy Minds Healthy Kids found that New York State was facing a shortage of more than 6,000 youth mental health providers, which led to 72% of children's needs not being met at outpatient clinics. National data recently published in JAMA Pediatrics underscores this growing need, as youth mental health conditions have gone up 35%, while 40% of those children are not being treated.

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Brightline has helped hundreds of thousands of children, teens, and their families through outcomes-based care, both in person and virtually. Offering a unique hybrid care model that combines flexible virtual care with in-person care in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester, and Albany, Brightline therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists treat the whole child, not just the presenting concern.

"We're committed to expanding access to affordable, evidence-based mental health care for children and their families because high-quality care shouldn't be a luxury," said Brightline CEO Kari O'Rourke. "Our clinicians treat the whole child, which means including context from the entire family, their school situations, all the things that make your child exactly who they are. From the first referral step to assessment, to diagnosis, to completing your care plan, our team collaboration ensures a continuous system working toward measurable outcomes for your entire family."

Across the New York region, Brightline's clinics bring together therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists with expertise spanning the full spectrum of behavioral and mental health care. Brightline provides:

• Comprehensive, in-person psychological testing for autism, learning disorders, executive functioning, school readiness, giftedness, and more;
• Testing, diagnoses, and therapeutic treatment for both common and high-acuity concerns, including depression and trauma, as well as kids and teens struggling with symptoms of anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), disruptive behaviors, and so much more;
• Exceptional, tailored psychiatry support, featuring hybrid delivery and tiered treatment, that allows parents to build their child's team in their own way — choosing therapy with Brightline, maintaining an external therapist, or, in select situations, receiving standalone psychiatry support for their child;
• Support for parents through parent management training (PMT), which provides them with tools and information that help them understand what their child is experiencing, parent them in different ways if needed, and manage their own concerns in healthy ways;
• Parent-centered care plans that are clinically informed, to ensure parents feel empowered to work in partnership with their child's care team, reinforcing what the child is learning in session when they're back at home, school, and in the community; and
• Family-centered care plans that provide each family with a personalized care roadmap and a care team that coordinates closely with the child's pediatrician to align physical and mental health support.

About BrightlineBrightline is an award-winning pediatric and family mental health practice that provides therapy, psychiatry, and psychological testing for kids and teens up to age 18. Since its founding in 2019, Brightline has helped hundreds of thousands of children, teens, and their families with flexible, evidence-based care. Brightline's unique hybrid care model combines virtual care with a growing network of in-person clinics in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Its connected care teams treat the whole child, not just the presenting concern. In California, Brightline offers BrightLife Kids, a historic partnership with the California Department of Health Care Services that provides free online mental health support and coaching for all families with children 12 and younger, with 99% of parents reporting satisfaction with the program. Brightline is headquartered in San Mateo and backed by leading investors, including Boston Children's Hospital, Northwell Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Google Ventures, KKR, and Oak HC/FT. For more information, visit brightline.com.