The CBHC works with East End communities to raise awareness and sensitivity about mental illness, create linkages for assistance, provide education, and strengthen family support. CBHC will host educational workshops for professionals, lay people and children on issues impacting emotional well-being in children including suicide prevention. Social workers provide referrals and information to east end families struggling to reach their goals. Chat and Chill groups are held in Montauk and Bridgehampton for east end young adults (ages 18-30) affected by suicide.

New York State Licensed Clinical Psychiatric Social Workers provide services to runaway and homeless youth, and those involved in the juvenile justice system who are 12 to 24 years old, without cost, for residents in Brookhaven Township. The program also provides training in independent living skills for youth 16 to 24 who are considered homeless. Services provided through the Sanctuary Program include: counseling, advocacy, short term emergency housing, homeless project, family mediation, information and referral, employment and college preparation.

Offers Nassau and Suffolk County residents, age 25 and older, enrolled in Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services, mental health assessment and monitoring for suicidal thoughts and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional services will be provided to individuals deemed high risk.

Offers Nassau and Suffolk County residents, age 25 and older, enrolled in Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services, mental health assessment and monitoring for suicidal thoughts and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional services will be provided to individuals deemed high risk.

Provides information and referral resources, prevention education, counseling, and brief intervention targeting substance abuse.

Connects people to prevention, intervention and recovery by providing education, support, and advocacy.

Provides workshops and seminars on Adolescent Suicide Prevention, Stress Reduction and Crisis Intervention at schools for parents, students and teachers for service groups and community organizations throughout Suffolk County. Staff consists of Masters level psychiatric social workers and professionally trained community educators. Also provides therapist referrals and a referral service. Call.

Dedicated to raising funds for suicide prevention research and educational programs, erasing the stigma surrounding suicide and its causes, and encouraging those who are suffering from mental illness to seek treatment. Are you in a crisis? Call 800-273- 8255 or text TALK to 741741.

A program of the New York Council on Problem Gambling. Works for positive transformation of lives harmed by problem gambling, including individuals with gambling disorders as well as their families and communities. Services include: - Assessment - Referral to treatment and recovery support services, including support groups and licensed mental health clinicians (via a private practitioner network) - Education, public awareness resources, and training opportunities Focuses efforts on: - Increasing public awareness of problem gambling - Connecting clients with treatment, recovery, and support services - Working with the gaming industry to promote responsible gambling - Promoting healthy lifestyles which foster freedom from problem gambling

Provides online resources for suicide prevention, including a map of locations for voluntary firearm storage. Can also arrange to provide suicide prevention training, education, and consultation for schools, agencies, and community groups.

Substance abuse prevention program for Wyoming County. Professional prevention specialists deliver evidence-based prevention programs to Wyoming County school districts and communities. Programs include responsible server training, underage gambling awareness, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs training, substance abuse prevention skills training, teen intervention, and more. Encourages partnerships between traditional and nontraditional groups in the community such as youth, schools, probation, businesses, libraries, media, youth-serving agencies, and faith-based organizations, parents, and other concerned adults. Through such partnerships, this community-based coalition provides prevention strategies that target under-age drinking, cigarette smoking, vaping, marijuana use, prescription drug abuse, and use of heroin and other drugs.

Provides alcohol and substance use prevention / early intervention programming for schools. Offers alternative activities such as coordinating youth projects, community education on alcohol, substances, and gambling prevention, and family intervention services.

Provides wellness, life skills, social emotional learning, alcohol and substance use awareness, prevention education, parenting support programs, and intervention services. Evidence-based prevention programs are available in elementary, middle, and high school. Works for families and children living in chemically dependent households. Provides one-on-one educational sessions and family support resources for youth and adults. Offers other impactor trainings and professional development on: Alcohol and Substance Use, Problem Gambling, Employee Wellness, Wellness Initiative for Senior Education (60+). These events may take the form of public presentations, in-service workshops, workplace training, or on-site training to address the interest and needs of the group. Topics available for training events include issues regarding substance abuse, compulsive gambling, and addictions prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery. These training events can span from 1 hour to 18 hour presentations.

Provides outreach to Veterans identified as at risk of suicide, provides a baseline mental health assessment to potential participants in the program, and provides the following services for eligible participants: - Coordination of emergency treatment for participants, including coverage of any initial monetary charges for treatment, as long as the participant receives ongoing clinical services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Case management with a holistic, individualized approach - Peer support - Assistance in obtaining VA benefits, including but not limited to vocational and rehabilitation services, employment and training services, educational assistance, housing assistance, and health care (including mental health care) services - Assistance in obtaining and coordinating with other public benefits for crisis-related needs, including health care services, daily living services, legal services, personal financial planning, credit counseling, and employment and vocational services - Eligible temporary income support assistance - Transportation assistance in the form of public transportation tokens - Childcare payment assistance for children under the age of 13 - General suicide prevention stability assistance, which can assist participants with funds to cover anything that may be contributing to a suicidal factor specific to a participant - Other suicide prevention services that are necessary for improving mental health such as adaptive sports, equine therapy, indoor or outdoor recreational therapy, substance use reduction programming, and individual, group, or family counseling All financial assistance is provided directly to third parties for services to veterans, and funds do not go directly to veterans themselves. ##Veteran##

Provides Nassau County families support services for children, ages birth-24, at risk for suicide. Offers a suicide risk evaluation and individualized treatment plan focusing on safety strategies, healthy coping skills and relapse prevention. Provides psychiatric evaluation and medication management if needed. Offers individual, group and family therapy, in-home treatment, referral services and in-person education forums and webinars.

Provides trainings in suicide prevention including Talk Saves Lives, QPR Gatekeeper Training, safeTALK, and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).

Works with Hispanic girls ages 12-16 to address the high rate of attempted suicides among young Hispanic girls from impoverished areas of Nassau County.

Offers Character Education Series for preschool-high school audiences. Topics include Anger Management, Bullies/Teasing, Friendships, Suicide/Depression, Substance Use/Abuse, Diversity/Tolerance, Self-esteem, Peer Pressures, stranger awareness, expressing feelings and more. Available for Health Fairs, Awareness Days, Community Events, and Facilitator/Staff Trainings.

Provides life skills, social emotional learning, alcohol and substance use education and awareness, prevention education, and intervention programs. Also offer Parenting classes in person and/or virtually. Please see separate listings for parenting programs. Evidence-based prevention programs are available for students in elementary school, middle school, high school, college and seniors. Prevention Educators work with families and children living in chemically dependent households, providing one on one education and intervention to support family members and children. Offers alcohol/substance use and problem gambling training for professional development for individuals, organizations, schools, and businesses. These events may be public presentations, in-service workshops, workplace training, or on-site training to address the interest and needs of the group. Topics available for training events include issues regarding substance use, current trends, life skills, compulsive gambling, and addictions prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery. Training lengths are contingent on the program.

* Services offered: Hydromassage. Laundry. Reiki. Art Therapy. Suicide Prevention. Crisis Intervention. Peer-to-peer veteran groups.