An information resource connecting families to community resources and child development information. Help Me Grow's focus population is children ages 0-6 years old. Offers the following services: - Centralized access point for information on general child development and parenting topics - Referrals to community resources - Linkage navigation and follow-up to ensure families connect with resources - Developmental questionnaire for children ages 0-72 months (6 years) - Developmental activities for parents to use at home - Partnerships with service providers and child health providers The Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) are family completed screenings that provide information on how a child is meeting their developmental milestones. Results and activities are shared with families upon completion to show how to support their children's development.

The Center offers multi-disciplinary assessments and evaluations for children suspected of having a developmental disability, including autism spectrum disorder. If the results of the assessment indicate the need for treatment, the team will provide individualized behavioral programming, occupational therapy, speech therapy and medical management including developmental pharmacology. Also specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with behavioral, emotional, and psychiatric difficulties.

Provides home- and community-based therapeutic and educational services along with multi-disciplinary evaluations for children ages birth - 5 years old with suspected or identified developmental delays. Services include occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech/language therapy, and special education. Referrals for all evaluations and services must come from Early Intervention Program or child’s local school district Committee on Preschool Special Education. ###DD###

Provides the following Clinical Services for children, adolescents and adults in person or via telehealth: Counseling, Anger Management, Risk Assessments, Guardianship, Autism Testing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Feeding/Swallowing Therapy, Psychiatric Medication Services, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, Wheelchair Seating/Positioning, Orientation and Mobility Training, and Psychological Evaluations. Provides the following Clinical Services: Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Psychology/Evaluation/Diagnosis.

Offers services to families currently homeless, facing potential homelessness, or displaced by domestic violence. Helps parents of children ages 0-8 understand their children's development, improves parenting skills, offers opportunities for parents to build their protective factors, provides support for parents feeling isolated, and offers a safe, supportive space for parents to focus on bonding with their children. Parent Promoters work with parents in group settings and one-on-one sessions to ensure parents have the opportunity to enhance their parenting skills. Sessions focus on child development and social-emotional competence in infants and young children. Services include: - Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ): Designed to assess a child's development in regards to communication, fine motor, gross motor, problem solving, and personal-social abilities, in order to detect learning delays early on. Linkages to early intervention services offered when necessary. Parent Promoters can show parents how to engage with their child in the different developmental areas and provide parents with age-appropriate activities to do with their child. - Positive Solutions for Families (PSF): An evidence-based curriculum designed for parents with children ages 3-7. Assists parents in learning positive and effective techniques to promote their children's social and emotional development. Involves only the parents and facilitators; child care offered to participants when needed. Typically offers one session per week for six weeks. - Parents Interacting with Infants (PIWI): A parent-child playgroup designed for parents and their children ages 6 weeks to 3 years old. Offers a fun, interactive setting where parents can play with their children, learn about their child's development, and build connections with other parents. Typically offers one session per week for five weeks. PSF and PIWI can be offered in a group setting within a homeless shelter, domestic violence program, at an agency, or in the community. They can also be offered one-on-one with a parent and Parent Promoter at an agency or in a home.

Victim-centered, compassionate medical and forensic care in a private setting for rape and sexual assault survivors. Free physical examination with an injury assessment, collection of forensic evidence and appropriate prophylaxis medications provided by specially trained medical professionals. Victim Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS) will provide accompaniment by a rape crisis counselor for emotional support during the exam and follow-up by the SANE Liaison for counseling resources, medical and legal advocacy.

Offers services of professional registered nurses trained in the examination of survivors of rape/sexual assault. Provides immediate physical, emotional, and forensic care. Victims should report to emergency room at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, Stony Brook Hospital in Stony Brook, Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, or to local police station and request sexual assault nurse examiner. Does not require police involvement.

Offers services of professional registered nurses trained in the examination of survivors of rape/sexual assault. Provides immediate physical, emotional, and forensic care. Victims should report to emergency room at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, Stony Brook Hospital in Stony Brook, Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, or to local police station and request sexual assault nurse examiner. Does not require police involvement.

Offers a voluntary developmental evaluation and services program offered by New York State and administered locally by the Nassau County Department of Health Office for Children with Special Needs. To be eligible for EI services, children must be under 3 years of age and have a confirmed disability or established developmental delay, as defined by New York State, in one or more of the following areas of development: physical, cognitive, communication, social-emotional, and/or adaptive. Evaluations are conducted to determine eligibility. A variety of therapeutic and support services are offered to eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. Major provisions of the program include: Identification and referral of children at risk or suspected of disability by primary referral sources; Periodic developmental screening and tracking of at risk children; Service coordination for eligible children and families; A multidisciplinary evaluation provided at no cost to parents to determine eligibility; Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) for eligible children and families; Provision of early intervention services in the IFSP at no cost to parents and Delivery of services in natural settings in the community where children of the same age are typically found, to the maximum extent appropriate. Call for detailed information.

An information resource connecting families to community resources and child development information. Help Me Grow's focus population is children ages 0-6 years old.Offers the following services:- Centralized access point for information on general child development and parenting topics- Referrals to community resources- Linkage navigation and follow-up to ensure families connect with resources- Developmental questionnaire for children ages 0-72 months (6 years)- Developmental activities for parents to use at home- Partnerships with service providers and child health providersThe Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) are family completed screenings that provide information on how a child is meeting their developmental milestones. Results and activities are shared with families upon completion to show how to support their children's development.

Provides the following clinical services: Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Psychology/Evaluation/Diagnosis. Other services available may include: Adaptive Aids/Equipment, Anger Management, Depression/Manic Depression Treatment, Developmental Disability Screening, Dual Diagnosis Treatment, Feeding and Swallowing Therapy, Seating and Positioning Therapy, Vocational Assessment, Vocational Counseling, Vocational Rehabilitation

Provides Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Social Work Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, Physical Therapy, and Nutritional Counseling to individuals with established OPWDD (Office of People with Developmental Disabilities) eligibility.

**THIS AGENCY HAS DISCONTINUED SERVICES AS OF MARCH 14, 2025** Provides a child-friendly environment where investigations of alleged child abuse take place for children from birth to 18 years of age. Includes referrals for medical and mental health intervention. Provides on-site medical examinations by specially trained pediatricians. Offers case tracking and follow-up services. Runs training sessions, workshops and consultations to professionals and community.

Victim-centered, compassionate medical and forensic care in a private setting for rape and sexual assault survivors. Free physical examination with an injury assessment, collection of forensic evidence and appropriate prophylaxis medications provided by specially trained medical professionals. Victim Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS) will provide accompaniment by a rape crisis counselor for emotional support during the exam and follow-up by the SANE Liaison for counseling resources, medical and legal advocacy.

Provides investigation of child sexual and physical abuse allegations by trained CPS personnel and law enforcement officers in a child-friendly environment.

Provides a comprehensive center for the evaluation and treatment of infants, children and adolescents who are known or possible victims of physical and/or sexual abuse, maltreatment or neglect. Patients are seen in a confidential, child-friendly environment. Call for more information.

Victim-centered, compassionate medical and forensic care in a private setting for rape and sexual assault survivors. Free physical examination with an injury assessment, collection of forensic evidence and appropriate prophylaxis medications provided by specially trained medical professionals. Victim Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS) will provide accompaniment by a rape crisis counselor for emotional support during the exam and follow-up by the SANE Liaison for counseling resources, medical and legal advocacy.

Provides case management and educational advocacy support for children with disabilities and their families. Provides Pre-Employment Transition Services to school age youth between the ages of 14-21. Provides screenings, assessments, ancillary services (PT, OT, speech therapy), respite, and health and mental health clinic services.

Eligibility for services is determined by the Developmental Disabilities Regional Offices (DDROs). Acts in a supporting role to DD State Operations Offices with regard to eligibility for others areas of statewide services including but not limited to: level of care determinations; clinical delivery and waiver service delivery; Article 16 clinics; quality improvement processes; review of audit reports for trend analysis; emergency preparedness; safety, security and maintenance; and implementation of OPWDD initiatives.

Provides medical evaluations and support services for children who have been victims of child abuse.

Offers services of professional registered nurses trained in the examination of survivors of rape/sexual assault. Provides immediate physical, emotional, and forensic care. Victims should report to emergency room at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, Stony Brook Hospital in Stony Brook, Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, or to local police station and request sexual assault nurse examiner. Does not require police involvement.

Provides the following clinical services: Nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, feeding/swallowing, seating/positioning, psychiatry, psychology, social work, speech language pathology. Additional services may include: Adaptive Aids/Equipment Anger Management Behavior Management Counseling, Crisis Counseling, Group Counseling, Individual Deaf/Hearing Impaired Services Developmental Disabilities Screening

Provides the following clinical services: nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, feeding/swallowing, psychology/evaluation/diagnosis, social work, & speech language pathology. Additional services may include: Adaptive Aids/Equipment Anger Management Behavior Management Counseling, Crisis Counseling, Group Counseling, Individual Deaf/Hearing Impaired Services Developmental Disabilities Screening Seating, Positioning ###DD###