| Programs
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| 21st
Century Program:
A partnership program with the Westbury School District providing part-time social
workers to assist Hispanic and Haitian-Creole parents during before and after
school hours, and on the weekends. The 21st Century Program uses a K-12 project
based curriculum that fosters interdependent research and application among students;
incorporates multiple digital/media arts; and provides service learning, connecting
teachers and students to the community. (516) 997-2926 |
| Advantage
After School Program: Provides at risk Westbury High School
students with a safe place to go, worthwhile things to do, a sense of belonging
and of competence; and relationships with caring adults. Advantage maintains a
dual focus on individual growth and the development of pro-social values and skills,
academic enrichment, career exploration and recreation. Students learn refusal
skills to avoid health compromising situations and parents become empowered as
their children's partners in education. (516) 997-2926 | Intensive
Support Program:
A school-based mental health partnership with Nassau BOCES providing an array
of mental health services in three schools for children and youth ages 5 through
21. Vocational counseling and job coaching is available for high school students
in the school setting. (516) 396-2661 - High School; (516) 802-4012 - Middle &
Elementary Schools
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| Bereavement
and Trauma Services: The Schnurmacher Bereavement &
Trauma Program offers assistance to children, youth and their families. We also
provide services for family members of suicide victims and parents of murdered
children. Support groups as well as individual therapy are available for children
and adults who are abuse victims. (516) 299-5373. | Juvenile
Justice and Family Court Services:
The PINS Diversion Program (PINS: persons in need of supervision), through intensive
outreach helps to divert youth ages 13-18, who are identified as ungovernable
from deeper, involvement in the juvenile justice system. The Juvenile Detention
Center Counseling Program provides on-site crisis intervention and counseling
for youth with pending charges as juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders.
The Children's Center in Family Court of Nassau County is designed to create safe
spaces for the children of families that are engaged in legal matters in Family
Court. (516) 997-2926. |
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Children's Care Coordination Team (CCCT): Provides intensive
in home clinical services and care coordination for children and adolescents with
serious emotional disturbances who are refusing treatment. The goal is to improve
functioning, prevent hospitalization, placement, or homelessness, and aid the
family in securing appropriate ongoing treatment. (516) 626-1971. | Learning
to Learn Center: ((Psycho-Educational Assessment and Treatment Team)
Provides comprehensive evaluations of children suspected of having developmental
and/or learning disorders. Offers remediation strategies, specialized reading
instruction, consultation to schools, and short-term parent/child intervention.
(516) 626-1971. |
| Coordinated
Children's Services Initiative (CSSI): Helps children with
Severe Emotional Disturbance who are at risk for out-of-home placement through
multiple systems by coordinating efforts among various agencies to ensure collaboration,
continuity, and timely access to services. (516) 626-1971. | The
Leeds Place - Serving Young People: A multi-service clinic licensed
in mental health and substance abuse that specializes in providing clinical treatment
services and prevention services to children, adolescents, and their families.
(516) 997-2926. |
| The
Diane Goldberg Maternal Depression Outreach Project:
Offers an array of services which include individual, couple, and family therapy;
crisis and psychiatric consultation; and parent support groups. (516) 484-3174. | The
Marks Family Right From The Start 0 - 3+ Center - Early Childhood Services:
Offers Early Intervention and Committee on Pre-School Evaluations for children
ages birth to five. Mental health, crisis services, parent education and support
services for families with young children are also available. (516) 484-3174. |
| Emergency
Services: Triage
Service - Provides rapid assessment and intervention for individuals and families
experiencing crisis. Critical Incident Response Program - Provides on-site counseling
and intervention in schools, community centers, and any site where a traumatic
event occurs. (516) 299-5373. | Single
Parent Action Network (SPAN):
Discussion groups and workshops help single parents cope with the effects of divorce
or loss on themselves and their children. (516) 299-5373. |
| Family
Advocate Program:
Support provided to the families of high risk, seriously emotionally disturbed
children and youth by Family Advocates (parents of youth with social, emotional
and/or behavioral disorders who have firsthand experience with the issues facing
parents trying to negotiate the various child-serving systems). Team approach
empowers parents to become strong advocates for their children, provides information
and advice about child-serving systems, provides intensive support to parents,
and helps families develop more natural support systems. The program offers both
individual and group support to families. (516) 626-1971. |
Substance Abuse Services:
Provides early intervention services including classroom presentations, group
counseling, referrals, home visits, community networking, and crisis intervention.
Services are geared towards schools, law enforcement agencies, and other groups
committed to preventing addiction and chemical dependency. (516) 997-2926. |
| Family
Support : Offers
support to family members of children and youth with developmental disabilities.
Case management, social skills and advocacy services are also available. (516)
484-3174. | The
Training and Consultation Institute: A major training & consultation
facility for professionals, agencies, schools, and community groups as well as
a resource to educate and support parents on both developmental and crisis issues.
(516) 484-3174. |
| Good
Beginnings for Babies:
Support, counseling, advocacy, and education for pregnant and parenting teenagers.
(516) 997-2926. | Turnabout
Family-Based Foster Treatment Program: Finds
and trains families to provide treatment foster homes for seriously emotionally
disturbed children. (516) 997-4313. |
| Hispanic
Family Life Project:
Sensitive to the needs of Hispanic immigrant children and their families, this
project offers school groups for youth and community development. (516) 997-2926. | Wilderness
Program for Youth At-Risk:
Groups for youth at risk that emphasize outdoor activities as a gateway to mastery
of social skills and youth empowerment. (516) 626-1971. |
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