Founded in 1918, the Youth & Family Counseling Service (YFCS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing mental health and well-being services to kids and families throughout Union County (Westfield, Rahway, Scotch Plains, Garwood, Mountainside, Clark, Cranford and Berkeley Heights).

YFCS is one of the few regional counseling centers that offers “family systems”-based psychological counseling, education, crisis intervention, prevention and support services for individuals of all income levels. YFCS has served and empowered over 50,000 individuals throughout the community since it opened.