The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children is a nonprofit agency dedicated to helping at-risk children and their families achieve a healthy emotional start in life through early intervention programs, consultation, research and training. The Center was founded in 1983 by the late Dr. Reginald S. Lourie, a world-wide leader in the fields of pediatric child psychiatry and infant mental health, and his colleagues, as an outgrowth of their six-year clinical research project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. In July 2006, the Center affiliated with Adventist HealthCare, Inc. Serving more than 3,000 children and caregivers in the Washington Metropolitan area, regardless of ability to pay, the Center is a pioneer and leader in the field of infant and child mental health.