Fast Facts

• Alexander Youth Network serves approximately 7,000 children a year in more than a dozen programs.
• Alexander is a 501-c-3 North Carolina nonprofit corporation and receives funding from fees for services as well as from contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies.
• Alexander serves North Carolina children ages 5-18.
• Alexander provides a comprehensive array of children's behavioral healthcare services in three basic categories: outpatient, residential, and community-based services.
• Children ages 5 to 18 are referred to Alexander from hospitals, physicians, parents, schools, and from state and county organizations such as departments of social services , the juvenile justice system, and Area Mental Health programs,.
• The U.S. Surgeon General estimates that 1 in 5 children suffer from a mental health disturbance. In North Carolina, 10% of the children are estimated to have a severe emotional disturbance.
• Alexander’s goal is to provide children and their families a full array of services so that transitions between treatment programs are smoother, and valuable relationships have a chance to grow.
• Alexander was founded in 1888 in Charlotte as a women and children's rescue mission. In 1946, the agency began serving children with emotional and behavioral problems.