Child Guidance Resource Centers history

1967 - ACGC entered a contractual agreement with the Mental Health Mental Retardation Center (MHMR) of Austin-Travis County.

1972 - Austin Travis County MHMR partnered with ACGC to provide mental health services at several Austin Travis County MHMR Human Development Centers.

1975 - Austin Child Guidance Center began independent operations in a new location on September 1, 1975.

1976 - Austin Child Guidance Center became the first mental health agency in the area to offer services to children who had been sexually abused.

By the early 1980’s, Austin Child Guidance Center had expanded sufficiently offering diverse programs aimed at helping children meet the challenges of the time.

1988 - Austin Child Guidance Center completed a 9,000 square foot building project that includes a conference room, administrative offices, individual and group therapy rooms; and a waiting room/play area for clients and their families.

1989 - the PAL model became so successful that the Worker's Assistance Program of Texas, a statewide organization active in the field of substance abuse prevention, adopted this program for use in communities throughout Texas.

2000 – ACGC expanded to offer a psychological services unit capable of neuropsychological testing, testing of autism-spectrum disorders, and assessment of learning disorders such as dyslexia.

2001 - Austin Child Guidance Center celebrated our 50th anniversary.

2003 - ACGC published its first book titled Principles of Good Parenting: A Handbook for Bringing up Mentally Healthy and Happy Children.

2013 – True to ACGC’s commitment to professional training and evidence-based treatments, ACGC achieved certified trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT). TF-CBT is the most research supported treatment for trauma for children six and older.

The first Clarity Child Guidance outpatient clinic opened in Westover Hills on January 9, 2014.