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Provides direct services and referral services to outside providers to prevent children from being placed in foster care. Referral required. Please call for additional information. Through a combination of center-based workshops and counseling, SCO works closely with families who have experienced crises and helps prevent crisis situations in the future. We offer individual and family counseling services both on site and at home that help to ensure that all families get healthier and happier starts. These efforts have been highly successful at reducing foster care placements as well as accelerating family reunification when a placement was unavoidable. Services available in Spanish.

A case manager determines central issues to stabilize families in crisis to prevent judicial involvement or outside placement. Case managers identify resources, provide support, clarity, and representation to achieve the best possible outcome for those in crisis.

Provides a program for families to help children who are at risk of placement or who are already in placement with a goal of uniting with their families.Clients are seen at least once a week in their home with a trauma-informed approach. Services can include but are not limited to parenting skill building; anger management; stress management; problem solving; safety planning; supportive concrete services; case planning and school consultation.

Provides a wide range of information that is relevant to families, service providers, students in the social service fields, and anyone who wants to better understand the situation and factors which put their children at risk.

Provides a six to eight week course in dealing with children and adolescents. Topics covered include roles in the family, personality development, encouragement, punishment, and rewards. Daytime and evening groups available. Support groups for parents who have completed the Parent Study Group are also available. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).

Provides crisis intervention, support groups, advocacy groups, and interfaces with county support services.

Creates multi-agency and public/private partnerships with Early Head Start and Head Start programs at the state level. These partnerships are intended to help build early childhood systems, enhance access to comprehensive services for low-income families, encourage collaboration among Head Start and other programs and services, and facilitate the involvement of Head Start in state policies, plans, processes and decisions affecting Head Start target populations. Priority issues are violence prevention, service acquisition, information access and coordination of planning and policy with other state, public, and private programs.

Provides an intensive outpatient program for women and women with children that offers medically supervised services within a safe, supportive, gender-specific environment. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).

Astor works with families who are at risk of having a child with an out-of-home placement. The program helps the family through supportive and advocacy services, create a structured family plan, and link to other needed services.

Is a NYSDOH grant funded project designed to improve the health of women ages 12-44 and their families. The Suffolk County MICHC project has chosen to focus on 10 high risk zip codes located in Western Suffolk County: Amityville, 11701; Babylon, 11702; Bay Shore, 11706; Brentwood, 11717; Central Islip, 11722; Commack, 11725; Copiague, 11726; Deer Park, 11729; Lindenhurst, 11757; North Babylon, 11703; West Babylon, 11704; and Wyandanch, 11798. In these areas, the effects of racial, ethnic and economic disparities are evident. The Suffolk County MICHC embraces strategies and activities that address maternal and infant health behaviors at multiple levels, by addressing women’s health across their life course. We aim to help women be as healthy as possible before, during and after pregnancy. MICHC will provide education, case coordination and home-visiting services to pregnant and parenting women, and coordinate health and social service linkage and follow-up for low-income women, teens and families to increase utilization and continuity of care. They also provide group and individual education. The MICHC initiative will develop and facilitate a collaborative of local health, social service and community providers to create a referral network to increase service access and to identify gaps in service. The Collaborative also works to identify, address and improve barriers to health for women of child-bearing age. Suffolk County MICHC will work with our partners and community leaders to improve community conditions and opportunities that make it easier for people to make healthy choices. Call for detailed information.

Creates multi-agency and public/private partnerships with Early Head Start and Head Start programs at the state level. These partnerships are intended to help build early childhood systems, enhance access to comprehensive services for low-income families, encourage collaboration among Head Start and other programs and services, and facilitate the involvement of Head Start in state policies, plans, processes and decisions affecting Head Start target populations. Priority issues are violence prevention, service acquisition, information access and coordination of planning and policy with other state, public, and private programs.

Is a NYSDOH grant funded project designed to improve the health of women ages 12-44 and their families. The Suffolk County MICHC project has chosen to focus on 10 high risk zip codes located in Western Suffolk County: Amityville, 11701; Babylon, 11702; Bay Shore, 11706; Brentwood, 11717; Central Islip, 11722; Commack, 11725; Copiague, 11726; Deer Park, 11729; Lindenhurst, 11757; North Babylon, 11703; West Babylon, 11704; and Wyandanch, 11798. In these areas, the effects of racial, ethnic and economic disparities are evident. The Suffolk County MICHC embraces strategies and activities that address maternal and infant health behaviors at multiple levels, by addressing women’s health across their life course. We aim to help women be as healthy as possible before, during and after pregnancy. MICHC will provide education, case coordination and home-visiting services to pregnant and parenting women, and coordinate health and social service linkage and follow-up for low-income women, teens and families to increase utilization and continuity of care. They also provide group and individual education. The MICHC initiative will develop and facilitate a collaborative of local health, social service and community providers to create a referral network to increase service access and to identify gaps in service. The Collaborative also works to identify, address and improve barriers to health for women of child-bearing age. Suffolk County MICHC will work with our partners and community leaders to improve community conditions and opportunities that make it easier for people to make healthy choices. Call for detailed information.

A weekly self-help support group for parents with teenage or adult children who are in the home because of behavioral problems and/or substance abuse issues. E-Mail [email protected] to gain entry of virtual services.

Provides services to prevent out of home placement for children whose families are referred by Nassau County DSS.. Outreach services include assessment of family concerns, intensive counseling, clinical services including individual and family therapy, referral to other necessary agencies, advocacy, parent education/groups, social/educational activities for the whole family.

Provides an intensive outpatient program for women and women with children that offers medically supervised services within a safe, supportive, gender-specific environment. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).

Provides food, clothing and other tangible resources. Call for further information.

Provides a comprehensive early childhood developmental program for children from low income families. Serves pregnant mothers and families with infants, toddlers and preschoolers through home based and classroom based programming. Full time program. Also offers social services and nutrition, mental health, health and dental services. Parent training and parent involvement programs. Families must live in one of thirteen school districts: Comsewogue, Middle Country, Miller Place, Mt. Sinai, Port Jefferson, Rocky Point, Sachem, Sayville, Shoreham-Wading River, Three Village and parts of Connetquot, Longwood and Smithtown.

Offers a very structured program for families on medicaid, whose child is at risk of being placed outside their home, to avoid the removal of their child.

Programs that develop plans for the evaluation, treatment and/or care of families who need assistance in planning and arranging for services, which assess the individual's needs, coordinate the delivery of needed services, ensure that services are obtained in accordance with the case plan, and follow up and monitor progress to ensure that services are having a beneficial impact on the individual.

A weekly self-help support group for parents with teenage or adult children who are in the home because of behavioral problems and/or substance abuse issues. E-Mail [email protected] to gain entry of virtual services.

Committed to improving the health and quality of life for the residents of Suffolk County with an emphasis on preventive care. The mission of the bureau is aligned with the Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ mission to prevent disease, protect public health and achieve high quality equitable and affordable health services for Suffolk County’s most vulnerable populations. Sample programs include: Prenatal/Postpartum Care; Child Find; Inborn Metabolic Screening Follow-Up; Chronic Disease Management; Child Abuse/Neglect; Wound Care; SBIRT and NARCAN trainings; offers in-home nursing and rehabilitative services to residents of Suffolk County who have health needs and required home visits; Health Education and Guidance; Community Programs and more. Call for detailed information.

Offers a support group for families who are at risk of having their children placed outside the home, which helps them develop pro-active coping strategies, problem solving, communication skills, stigma awareness, self-care and advocacy to help inform, educate and broaden the families perspectives. Also provides child care for support group participants.

Provides housing relocation, ongoing case management, support services and advocacy for homeless and temporarily displaced families with children living in emergency housing within Suffolk County. Call for further information.

Assists Hispanic youth and their families in the acculturation process. Addresses problems associated with scholastic underachievement, family dysfunction, domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect. Provides individual and group counseling, family mediation, parent education series, crisis intervention, and school intervention to assist Hispanic youth and their families. Offers after school homework help/tutoring and six week summer camp.

Astor works with families who are at risk of having a child with an out-of-home placement. The program helps the family through supportive and advocacy services, create a structured family plan, and link to other needed services.