Helps to alleviate the feelings of isolation and loneliness that people feel due to their illness by providing an opportunity for adults suffering from schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, depression or other personality or mood disorders to develop friendships and social skills. Referral required.

Provides housing assistance to individuals and families with mental illness and substance abuse difficulties, and offers ongoing support and counseling to maintain their treatment.

Offers outpatient mental health services to individuals and families experiencing psychiatric, behavioral and emotional difficulties as well as those dealing with alcohol and substance abuse issues. A mobile interdisciplinary team is also available to provide services to those in need within their natural environment. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).

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 a support group for persons with eating disorders. A 12-Step program is available for recovery and is discussed at regular meetings. Check website for meeting dates, times and locations.

Provides housing services to mentally ill individuals who are experiencing difficulties with their housing situation, and are receiving treatment in any Mental Health program. Services include home visits, case management services, support groups, education, and recreation. Call for more information.

Provides resources such as a lending library on mental health issues, computer and internet services, recovery, consumer issues in book, video and audio cassette to both individuals with mental illness and mental health care providers. Resources support recovery based models of rehabilitation. Coordinates the Long Island Committee on Sexual Abuse.

Provides acute, intense, short-term, inpatient psychiatric treatment to adolescents ages 12-17. Aims to achieve rapid stabilization to make possible ongoing treatment in a less restrictive setting. A variety of behavioral and emotional problems are treated including: anxiety disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders and other disruptive behavior disorders, mood disorders including major depression, bipolar disorders and psychotic disorders. Offers special expertise in diagnostic assessment, psychopharmacology, and family and behavioral therapy. Call for more information.

Provides 12 units of permanent housing and supportive services for the chronically homeless, psychiatrically disabled adults in Nassau County. Offers rehabilitation services, teaching of coping skills and crisis intervention. Offers staff assistance 24 hours a day.

Offers a Child Intervention Program; Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Program and Parent Intervention and Consultation Program. The Child Intervention Program provides individual psychotherapy sessions and conjoint parent-child sessions offering behavior therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy and play therapy. The program offers treatments for aggressive behaviors; defiance/oppositional behaviors; impulsivity; mood swings; obsessive/compulsive behaviors; panic, phobia and general anxiety; sadness; school and test anxiety; separation difficulties; shyness and inhibitions; and worries and fears. The Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a specialized positive and intensive program for children ages 2 to 7 and their parents, designed to enrich the quality of their relationship, reduce parenting stress and improve overall child behavior. PCIT Is appropriate for families with child relationship problems and highly stressed parents who have children with adjustment problems, aggressive behaviors, attention difficulties, oppositional and defiance problems, separation anxiety and social difficulties. Treatment techniques include behavioral parent consultation, behavior therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy, mindfulness and acceptance commitment therapies, parent training programs and video-based parent training programs. The Parent Intervention and Consultation offers individual and/or group psychotherapy sessions to help parents overcome their own emotional challenges; improve the parent-child relationship; learn child management techniques; reduce the impact of stress associated with parenting and teach parent to help their child develop better emotion and behavior management strategies. Treatment techniques include behavioral parent consultation, behavior therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy, mindfulness and acceptance commitment therapies, parent training programs for child management and video-based parent training programs. Call for detailed information regarding each program.

Provides a long-term comprehensive and structured day program to mentally ill persons age 18 and older, who have a primary psychiatric diagnosis, are functioning or developmentally disabled, and/or have a drug or alcohol problem in addition to their mental illness, mentally ill chemical abusers (MICA). Provides a separate senior day program for older persons who are displaying behavioral and psychiatric difficulties. An individualized, therapeutic treatment plan is designed for each patient by the treating Psychiatrist and Inter-disciplinary Team. Patients attend from two to five days per week for 5 hours per day based on individual need. Length of stay varies from 3 months to one year. Screening interview is required. Available treatment include: Symptom Management, Medication Therapy and Education, Group Therapy, Rehabilitation Readiness Development, Activities Therapies, Health Screening and Referral. Also includes Case Management, Transportation, Crisis Services, Family Support and Education, Discharge Planning and Follow-Up Care.

Offers housing (supervised group homes) and training in daily living skills, socialization, medication management and training, health services, assertiveness/self advocacy training, community integration/resource development, rehabilitation counseling, skill development services, parent training, symptom management and substance abuse services. Specific staff qualifications.

Provides comprehensive care management to people with complex behavioral and medical diagnoses with the goal of increasing adaptive functioning and decreasing their need for emergency room and inpatient services. Service include outreach, engagement, health risk assessment, care planning, treatment team coordination with behavioral health and medical providers and linkage to clinical services and community supports.

Provides 24 hour care and supervision for the frail elderly and persons living with mental illness in an adult home setting. Services include: room, board, meals, laundry services, medication management, social and recreational programs, field trips and case management.

Serves family and friends of individuals with mood disorders to help them better cope and understand the given illness. Meetings are held at various hospitals throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Call for more information or visit website.

Supports persons with mental health disabilities in the process of taking control of their lives and learning to be self-sufficient. Services include helping clients with financial matters, obtaining medical care, legal services, relationships, housing choices, using public transportation, choosing day programs, etc.. The Sayville Project is sponsored by the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University.

Offers veterans and their families residing in Nassau or Suffolk County a six-week workshop focusing on issues military families commonly encounter. Provides participants with strategies to deal with the stress of deployment, combat and re-transition home along with information on the root causes of stress and substance abuse. Aims to enhance family empathy, clarify family boundaries, roles and responsibilities, foster communication and resiliency.

Provides comprehensive mental health services to patients in their own homes. Offers specialized programs for patients of various ages. Arranges for other services for patients as needed and advocates for patients/families. Provides evaluation with feedback to medical doctor or treatment team, medication administration/education, behavior modification, general health/nutrition status assessment. Functions as a School Net Program.

Provides access to sex offender registration information in all 50 States. Provides no cost sex offender e-mail alert program. Offers prevention education and referral services for victims and their non-offending family members. Call for more information.

Provides rehabilitation readiness services for adults (18+) diagnosed with a major mental illness. Clients must reside in Brookhaven Town or the East End Townships.

Provides but is not limited to continuous assessment of AOD, continuous assessment of PTS/PTSD, continuous assessment of occupational stressors, identifying the connection between PTS/PTSD and addiction, activation management and relapse prevention. Referral required.

Provides home and community based services (like planned respite and pre vocational supports) to children who have a serious emotional disturbance (SED) diagnosis.

Offers training in daily living skills, socialization, medication management and training, health services, assertiveness/self advocacy training, community integration/resource development, rehabilitation counseling, skill development services, parent training, symptom management and substance abuse services. One wheelchair accessible bed available. Specific staff qualifications.

Provides housing and supportive services aimed at assisting clients who have a psychiatric disability to maintain themselves in the community. Serves Nassau County residents 18 and over with a primary psychiatric diagnosis. For certain locations, individuals must also meet HUD requirements for homelessness. Referral required. OASAS program-primary substance abuse diagnosis and subsequent hospitalization in addition to homelessness.

Provides case management services to children, adolescents and their families to maximize each youth's potential for growth and emotional stability. Includes an assessment of the child/adolescents strengths and needs and development of a service plan focused on mental health, health, education, recreation, self-care and various other areas related to the young person's functioning. Services include linkage, coordination of services, advocacy and education. Evening appointments are available.