David Shaffer, F.R.C.P. (Lond.),
F.R.C.Psych. (Lond.) Director

The purpose of the Advanced Center for Intervention and Services Research (ACISR) is to improve community access to the most modern and effective ways of treating the emotional and behavioral disorders of children. Child and adolescent psychiatry is a relatively small profession in almost all countries including the United States, where the prevalence of psychiatric disorders is estimated to range between 6 and 10% of the child and teen population. In New York State alone there are more than 10 counties with no practicing specialists in child psychiatric disorders.