Brightline opens pediatric mental health clinic in White Plains, New York. New location becomes the company's fourth clinic in the region, serving families in New York and Connecticut WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Brightline, the leading pediatric mental health solution supporting kids, teens, and their parents, has expanded its New York-area presence with a fourth clinic at 1133 Westchester Ave., Suite N-006, in White Plains. Brightline's White Plains clinic expands access for families seeking flexible, in-network services in person and virtually, addressing the region's limited number of high quality pediatric behavioral health providers and growing patient waitlists. Our new White Plains clinic helps more children, teens, and families access the evidence-based mental health care they need closer to home. - Kari O'Rourke, CEO of Brightline Share A 2025 community health needs analysis conducted by Northwell Health found that half of Westchester County residents cited a lack of available appointments as a top barrier to mental health care. Another 52% said mental health care was a top community priority. Parents of students in area school districts, including Greenwich, Scarsdale, and White Plains, are facing a 32% increase in youth mental health incidences, and a 41% increase in care costs, further widening the care gap. This Brightline clinic will serve as a specialized mental health hub for the Westchester region and Connecticut. Appointments are available here. Brightline has served hundreds of thousands of children, teens, and their families. It offers a flexible hybrid care model that combines in-person and virtual care in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Westchester. Brightline's team of therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists provides outcomes-based care like psychological testing and treatment for complex mental health needs. "Families across Westchester and Connecticut tell us the same thing: they need a trusted source for mental health care, but navigating this in a silo is incredibly hard," said Kari O'Rourke, CEO of Brightline and Family Nurse Practitioner. "Long waitlists often force parents to choose between paying out of pocket or commuting long distances to find high-quality care covered by their insurance. Our new White Plains clinic helps more children, teens, and families access the evidence-based mental health care they need closer to home. This speed to care guides the caregiver's journey and accelerates clinical answers through diagnosis, care, and treatment." 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 Brightline Brightline is an award-winning therapy and psychiatry practice that delivers pediatric, teen, and parental mental health care to families and kids up to age 18 who live in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Washington. Brightline's in-person and online outpatient services include diagnostic evaluation, therapy, psychiatry, medication management, and psychological testing to assess and treat symptoms of autism, learning differences, executive functioning, school readiness, and giftedness. Brightline also supports kids and teens with anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and disruptive behaviors. In 2024, Brightline launched BrightLife Kids (a CalHOPE program) in partnership with the state of California and the Department of Health Care Services. Since then, BrightLife Kids has provided free, online behavioral health coaching, tools, and resources to hundreds of thousands of California families and kids up to age 12 in every county in the state. Founded in 2019, Brightline is nationally recognized for its innovation and clinical excellence. Brightline is headquartered in San Mateo and backed by leading investors, such as 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.

Brightline, a paediatric mental health solution provider, has been named to Forbes America's Best Startup Employers 2026 list for the third consecutive year. The ranking evaluated over 20,000 companies based on employer reputation, employee satisfaction and company growth. Founded in 2019, Brightline has served hundreds of thousands of families with evidence-based mental health care. In 2025, the company expanded with three physical clinics in the New York metro area and formed a strategic alliance with Northwell Health. In California, Brightline's BrightLife Kids partnership has reached over 330,000 children, providing free behavioural health coaching across all 58 counties. More than 77% of users report it as their first and only access to mental health support.

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