Children's National Medical Center: Children's Health Project of DC

Serving children ages 0 to 23, the Children's Health Project of D.C. operates a full-service medical clinic known as the Children’s Health Center @ THEARC. Care includes preventive health care, sick visits, immunizations, chronic illness management, and psychological, legal aid, referral management and social support services. Fully staffed by a professional medical team of doctors and nurses, the clinic provides 24-hour, seven-day a week on-call service to patients. Comprehensive dental services are available through Children's Mobile Dental Unit. The Children's Health Project of DC @ THEARC is also the medical home for all children in the DC Foster Care system.

Dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of the children and families in the community, the Children's Health Project of DC provides a medical home model that families deserve--insurance is accepted but no family is ever turned away. The Health Access Project (HAP) offered via the Children’s Health Center @ THEARC is a collaboration between The Children’s Law Center and Children’s National Medical Center designed to improve the health of children by adding legal services attorneys to the treatment team to address non-medical barriers that impact kids’ health. To contact HAP, call 202-467-4900, x 513.

The Children’s Health Project also collaborates with The Washington School of Psychiatry (WSP). WSP has trained mental health professionals working in hospitals, schools, clinics, and social service agencies for many years. With an interest in expanding our reach to the greater Washington Community, WSP developed Community Outreach Services (COS) in 2001 with a primary mission of supporting and collaborating with various agencies East of the River, who offer front line services to children and families. Over the past five years, COS has offered consultation services to staff and supportive groups for parents. WSP’s intention over the next five years is to expand these services to individuals - both young and old, to families, and to staff to meet the changing needs of the community. For more information, please call (202) 237-2700.

Children’s Health Project of DC at THEARC is open M-F 8:30am-7:30pm. For more information, please go to childrensnational.org or call Children's Health Project of DC at THEARC at 202-436-3060.