Provides recovery-based services through individual, couple, family, and group therapy, along with psychiatric and medication services to adults and children who may be experiencing a wide range of mental health and emotional issues or suffering from some form of mental illness. You are a new patient and want to schedule an intake, send an email to [email protected].

This is program is for children and adolescents who need intensive psychiatric services for emotional or behavioral challenges. The team focuses on helping children and adolescents improve their self-esteem by building on the things they are good at and enjoy.

Provides assessment, referral and treatment of children suffering from mental illness and addiction issues.

Evaluates and treats children in the inpatient unit, aged 5-13 years, for emotional and behavioral problems, using short term stays (1-12 weeks). Discharge planning includes school placement, outpatient follow-up and family support. Also provides outpatient psychiatric evaluations and treatment for children, adolescents and families including medical assessments of medication for behavior disorders, school psychiatric evaluations, preschool assessment, forensic evaluation for various externalizing disorders such as affective disorders, hyperactivity, attention, impulsivity and conduct problems, affective disorders such as depression and/or mania and developmental disorders and language problems.

Provides 24-hr service to persons with psychiatric emergency or emotional crisis.

Provides timely access to services to support individuals living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED).

Process by which children's mental health community-based services are accessed by which level of service recommendations are reached. May be done through a phone screening, child/ family assessment meeting, collaboration with the referral source and other current providers, record review, and presentation to the SPOA Committee for service planning. Provides general assistance with service access and system navigation related to mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities.

Provides a centralizes referral system for children with serious emotional disturbance who need intensive mental health services to remain at home or in their community.

Offers emergency evaluations and triage services. Provides referrals for children who are suicidal, exhibiting psychotic behavior or are exhibiting aggressive behavior.

Open Access Hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-2:00pm at 201 E. Green Street, Ithaca.Anyone who lives or works in Tompkins County is welcome to walk in, complete the intake packet, and have their initial appointment that day. In the event that the schedule has already filled up for that day, they will be scheduled for the next day that they are available to come in.If the individual is unable to attend during these hours, please call 607-274-6200 and ask to speak with our intake coordinator, Melissa Kilanowski about scheduling a time.

The Office of Community Services, under NYS Mental Hygiene Law Article 41, is responsible for ensuring a comprehensive array of services across the disability groups of mental health, substance abuse and mental retardation/developmental disabilities for the citizens of Schenectady County. The office operates the County's adult and children's SPOA (Single Point of Access) and AOT (Assisted Outpatient Treatment) programs and contracts out direct service provision to a network of provider agencies.

Provides support recovery from mental illness for people who experience a persistent and severe psychiatric symptoms and who have major difficulties taking care of their basic needs, protecting themselves, keeping safe and adequate housing, or maintaining employment.

Offers training programs for teens and adults focused on youth, teens and adults. A five-step action plan is available to help an adolescent showing signs and symptoms of a mental health concern or in an emotional crisis. Services include an eight-hour training class and certification.

Offers training programs for teens and adults focused on youth, teens and adults. A five-step action plan is available to help an adolescent showing signs and symptoms of a mental health concern or in an emotional crisis. Services include an eight-hour training class and certification.

This service replaces the Targeted Case Management Services. This agency contracts with Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) and provides linkage and supports to assist individuals with their mental and physical health care needs. OMH funded and contract with Health Home and DOH.

Provides a centralized intake process for adults and children who have significant behavioral health needs that would benefit from additional supports and services in the community. This includes people with significant behavioral and medical or social risk factors which can be addressed through overall care management. There are three types of SPOAs - Children's, Adult Case/Care Management and Adult Housing. The SPOA process provides for the identification of people most in need of services, and manages service access and utilization.

MHAB assist with transitional housing, mental health and substance abuse services.

The single point of access for anyone looking to receive mental health care. Offers intake and guidance as to referrals of what is available for a specific mental health issue.

PROS is a comprehensive, recovery-oriented program for individuals with serious mental health conditions.

Offers wide range of mental health services, including evaluation, crisis intervention, and on-going therapy for a full range of psychiatric disorders.

Provides mental health assessments and evaluations, along with treatment through individual, group or family therapy, including adolescent and child counseling, and an anger management program.

Provides an outpatient/inpatient clinic to help adults and children struggling with mental or emotional problems. Services include evaluation/screening, diagnostic and treatment planning services for people who are experiencing acute or chronic psychiatric problems, individual, group and family therapy, also crisis intervention.

A community-wide advocacy, training, education and awareness program for people with mental illness, members of their families, mental health professionals, and provider agencies with promotes the total equality and inclusion of persons with mental illness in the development of polices, regulations, and services that affect their lives.

Provides clinical services to children and adults with disabilities. Provides evaluations, therapeutic intervention, and primary medical care, including audiology, dental services, nursing, mental health services, occupational, physical, and speech therapy, and assistive technology training.

Provides comprehensive short-term diagnosis and treatment for 36 girls and boys ages 7-15.11 during approximately two months of residence. Following intensive family consultation, the facility recommends placement, return to family and other alternatives.