This service allows people with disabilities to meet and talk with STIC staff who also have disabilities. Peer Advocates assist consumers to navigate the barriers they may face adjusting to a disability, or to finding solutions to everyday issues that they encounter.

Offers health care advocacy, diabetes and chronic disease prevention, outpatient mental health services and school-based mental health services.

* Provides social therapy for survivors of stroke or other illnesses. * Offers a peer counseling group. * Offers support for caregivers. * Provides an information line about strokes. Contact and locations listed below:. Rochester Regional 2655 Ridgeway Health System (Unity) 1st Floor Conf Rm Virginia Watts 585-922-5943 3rd TU 9:30AM-11:00AM Westside Stroke Group 3000 Dewey Ave Bethany Church, Church Hall Katie Brudek 585-624-8191 SA 1x/mo 11:00AM-12:00PM Nazareth College Communication Support Group Jessie Preston 585-922-5570 or Melissa Johnson 585-389-4412 1st W 12:30pm-2:00pm 3rd Wed/mo. 12:30PM-1:30PM Right Hemisphere Support Nazareth College Dr. Melissa Johnson 585-389-4412 3rd TH 7:00PM Aphasia Support Group 95 Allen's Creek Rd Bldg 1 Ste 252 Dr. Suzanne Johnson 585314-1807 4 times a year 4:30PM-6:00PM

* Works to help families and individuals combat substance use disorders through a blended model of peer and family support services. Peer Specialists and Family Support Specialists to individuals and families who have recently experienced an overdose. Works with Monroe County Department of Public Health (DPH) through a collaborative pilot program.* Provides services for families (or other loved ones) designed to guide, educate, and support families through the addiction treatment and recovery process through peer and family support.* Helps individuals and their loved ones become engaged in recovery-focused activities, including addiction and opioid abuse treatment, counseling, support groups, peer interactions, and community services.

SAIL provides counseling and teaching, and facilitates information giving and sharing for individuals with disabilities, family members and other interested parties on both an individual and a group basis. Support groups that currently meet at the center include the Alzheimer's Support Group, the Autism Support Group, the Crohn's and Colitis Support Group, the Fibromyalgia Support Group, the MS Support, the Stroke Support Group, TBI Support Group, and the Self-Advocacy Support Group. The center facilitates the development of other support groups as requested.

* Provides holistic recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorders and their families. Services include: Health and wellness classes. Education and skill-building classes. Support groups for people in treatment and their families. Referrals and connections to community resources. Peer support services by Certified Recovery Peer Advocates (CRPA).* Offers classes and programs that may include: Yoga & Nutrition. Refugee Recovery. Reiki and meditation. Open Mic. Workshops and presentations. Life skills. SMART Recovery (emphasizes self-reliance and habits). Art in Recovery. Movie Night. Other activities.

Offers health care advocacy, diabetes and chronic disease prevention, outpatient mental health services and school-based mental health services.

* Provides individual and group mental health services, including psychiatric evaluation and medications management services. * Offers peer support and advocacy, case management, and after-hours crisis support. * Provides forensic services, including sex offender treatment program and domestic violence intervention.

The warmline is a 24/7 phone line for individuals with a mental health challenge to speak to a certified peer who can listen, provide some guidance or referrals, and offer some support to the caller.

Guidance, support and practical advice on disability-related issues.

Peer counseling services available to people with disabilities and recovery programs.

Provides an alternative to inpatient, psychiatric-related hospitalization through staff safe, supportive community houses to provide person-centered peer support and retreat for persons in emotional or near crisis states for up to seven days. Guests self-refer, come and go as they desire, and have 24/7 access to peer counseling/support and education to assist through troubling times. Mobile response team also provided for Dutchess county. Hospital Diversion Houses have helped many people to regain wellness while maintaining independence in the community.

Provides youth and adult peer education strategies and skills to foster awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS, as well as support to persons infected and affected by the HIV/AIDS virus. Outreach includes youth and adult conferences and workshops, participation in health and community fairs, and peer educator training.

Offers free counseling, pregnancy tests, STD tests and sonograms to pregnant women.

SAIL provides counseling and teaching, and facilitates information giving and sharing for individuals with disabilities, family members and other interested parties on both an individual and a group basis.

The Recovery Coaching Academy (RCA) is a five-day, 30 hour training opportunity designed for those interested in serving as a recovery coach, focusing primarily on recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction.

Provides a variety of services for people with disabilities in an effort to gain independence. Services include individual advocacy, peer counseling, systems advocacy, benefits planning assistance, education and employment support, ADA consultations, housing search assistance, and media resources.

Offers health care advocacy, diabetes and chronic disease prevention, outpatient mental health services and school-based mental health services.

* Provides public education to increase early detection of kidney disorders. Professional education. End the Wait: Organ donor education, organ donor cards, living donor education. * Provides outreach to African-American and Hispanic communities. * Offers patient services such as: Peer support group. A one-to-one support system for pre-dialysis and pre-transplant patients. Kidney screenings. Renal diet literature. Social events. * Offers local and national grants given for research on kidney disease.

Online support group for Peer Integration Program participants to socialize, and share their postsecondary school and work experiences.

Provides professionals to address issues and interaction and peer counseling within the group. Group meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 1:30pm. Call for schedule/information.

Offers a variety of free groups and peer support sessions for adults ages 18+ focusing on mental health wellness and recovery. The goal is to provide opportunities for individuals to engage in healthy coping skill activities, social events and support groups.

Peer counseling services available to people with disabilities and recovery programs.

Provides an alternative to inpatient, psychiatric-related hospitalization through staff safe, supportive community houses to provide person-centered peer support and retreat for persons in emotional or near crisis states for up to seven days. Guests self-refer, come and go as they desire, and have 24/7 access to peer counseling/support and education to assist through troubling times. Mobile response team also provided for Dutchess county. Hospital Diversion Houses have helped many people to regain wellness while maintaining independence in the community.

SAIL provides counseling and teaching, and facilitates information giving and sharing for individuals with disabilities, family members and other interested parties on both an individual and a group basis.