Arkansas Children's opens integrated behavioral health

Arkansas Children’s has opened a new integrated behavioral health space at its Golisano Campus in Little Rock, according to the health system and a social media post from the organization. The new area brings pediatric psychology, psychiatry, therapy and neuropsychology together in one setting, rather than spreading those services across separate clinics. That matters operationally because it changes how patients are seen, how clinicians coordinate and where neuropsychology sits inside a large pediatric system. Arkansas Children’s framed the move as part of a broader buildout of pediatric services at its renamed Little Rock campus. ### Why is Arkansas Children’s putting neuropsychology inside an integrated behavioral health space? Arkansas Children’s said the new space combines pediatric psychology, psychiatry, therapy and neuropsychology under one roof at the Golisano Campus in Little Rock. The setup reflects a whole-child model in which behavioral, emotional and cognitive concerns can be handled in closer sequence by teams working in the same physical environment. The health system already describes behavioral health and psychology as a major service line led by Jason Williams, who holds the titles of senior vice president, chief of pediatric psychology and chief mental and behavioral health officer. (archildrens.org) Arkansas Children’s has also published a large roster of Little Rock and Springdale physicians and psychologists in behavioral health, suggesting the integrated clinic is being added to an existing statewide structure rather than launched as a standalone program. ### What changes for families when those services share one location? Little Rock is the center of Arkansas Children’s flagship hospital campus, where the system says it offers more than 80 pediatric specialty clinics and services across its network. When psychology, psychiatry, therapy and neuropsychology are co-located, referrals can move inside the same service environment instead of requiring families to navigate multiple buildings or separate intake pathways. That is an inference from the clinic design and the listed services, rather than a quoted claim from the hospital. (archildrens.org) Arkansas Children’s existing psychiatry services in Little Rock are listed through the UAMS Health Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center, which the system says treats anxiety, depression, conduct and behavior problems, emotional adjustment difficulties, learning difficulties and attention problems. Those are the kinds of cases that often overlap with neuropsychological assessment, developmental concerns and therapy planning in pediatric practice. (archildrens.org) ### How does this fit with the broader Golisano Campus expansion? Arkansas Children’s renamed its Little Rock campus the Arkansas Children’s Golisano Campus after a $50 million gift from philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano announced on Dec. 29, 2025. The health system said that gift supports key priorities in a 10-year growth plan, including program development, workforce recruitment, facility upgrades and expanded access to care. (archildrens.org) The campus expansion itself is larger than behavioral health. Arkansas Children’s says it broke ground in 2024 on a $371 million expansion that includes new facilities, renovated space and additional doctors and staff statewide. The system’s expansion page says its new main entrance opened on May 20 and highlights new outpatient capacity at Champions Pavilion, a 157,916-square-foot building on the Little Rock campus. ### Why does the neuropsychology piece stand out? (archildrens.org) Arkansas Children’s post singled out neuropsychology as part of the new integrated behavioral health footprint, which makes it more than a generic clinic opening. Neuropsychology often sits at the intersection of learning, development, neurologic conditions and behavioral health, so placing it alongside psychiatry, therapy and psychology can change how evaluations feed into treatment plans. That description is based on the service mix Arkansas Children’s identified for the new space. (archildrens.org) Arkansas Children’s also runs broader neurosciences and developmental programs in Little Rock, including neurology, developmental services and a pediatric neuroscience unit. The new behavioral health layout suggests the system is adding another place where cognitive and behavioral assessment can connect more directly with ongoing mental health care. That is an inference from the hospital’s published service lines and clinic structure. (archildrens.org) ### What comes next after the opening? Arkansas Children’s has not publicly posted a separate release with staffing counts or square footage for the new behavioral health space in the materials reviewed here. The next concrete markers are likely to appear on the system’s Little Rock campus pages, behavioral health service listings and expansion updates as additional clinics and appointments are added at the Golisano Campus. (archildrens.org 1) (archildrens.org 2)