Services:
Adolescent Career Development
Center
The mission of the Adolescent Career Development Center is to
assist adolescents with histories of emotional and behavioral
problems to achieve independence in adulthood. We believe that one
of the most important keys to their success lies in their ability
to obtain meaningful work experiences which may empower them to
lead more fulfilling lives within the mainstream of society.
The primary activities of this program are designed to expose
emotionally disturbed youth to a variety of academic and vocational
instruction/experiences including world of work internships and the
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) to equip them with the
appropriate knowledge, understanding, and preparation to enter the
workforce.
The Center is located at Bronx Children's Psychiatric Center,
and provides services to adolescents in Bronx Children's
Psychiatric Center's inpatient hospital, Acute Day Hospital, and
community-based programs operated through collaboration with public
and private mental health organizations, the business community and
local schools and community organizations.
For more information, please contact:
Program Coordinator
Adolescent Career Development Center
565 Gerard Avenue, 2nd
Floor
Bronx, NY 10456
Phone: 718-742-6181
Fax: 718-583-6090
Bronx Adolescent Skills Centers
The Bronx Adolescent Skills Centers help emotionally disturbed
adolescents, between the ages of 16 and 21, who have had
difficulties navigating in mainstream school, suffer low
self-esteem and have few, if any, job skills by offering an array
of vocational, educational, experiential, career planning and job
placement services that empowers adolescents for the world of
work.
The Adolescent Skills Centers prepare adolescents with histories
of emotional and behavioral problems to achieve independence in
adulthood. We believe that one of the most important keys to this
success is their ability to obtain meaningful work which may lead
to productive, independent and rewarding lifestyles.
Our programs offer a menu of vocationally-oriented services
which include: vocational skills assessment, GED and literacy
classes, computer instruction, exposure to internship placements in
competitive businesses paid through stipend, job coaching, peer
support, case management, and psychological assessment services to
link or re-link participants to mental health services.
Understanding that family members and caregivers play an
important role in shaping adolescents' overall development, parents
are engaged as partners throughout the adolescents' participation
in the program.
For more information about the Adolescent Skills Centers,
contact:
Program Director
Adolescent Skills Center
369 East 148th
Street
Bronx, NY 10455
Phone: 718-292-7880 ext. 208 or 213
Fax: 718-292-7950
ADiaz@mhaofnyc.org |
Program Director
Adolescent Skills Center - West
400 East Fordham Road, 6th
Floor
Bronx, NY 10458
Phone: 718-329-8796
Fax: 718-741-8097
ARoman@mhaofnyc.org |
Residential Care
Management
Sometimes the stress of dealing with a child's or adolescent's
emotional illness is too great for even the strongest family. In
this case, a youth may need to be admitted to a residential
treatment facility, where he or she can receive intensive therapy,
special education and 24-hour supervision at one location.
The Mental Health Association of New York City, Inc. in
collaboration with the State Office of Mental Health identifies
youngsters between the ages of 6-18 years old that are diagnosed as
severely emotionally disturbed (SED) and are in need of residential
care.
The Pre-Admission Certification Committee (PACC) determines if
the youngster meets the psychiatric criteria for residential care.
PACC is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team: board certified
child and adolescent psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker,
representatives from ACS, Dept. of Education, and OMH.
If the youngster is not deemed eligible by PACC, alternative
recommendations and suggestions are offered to the family/referral
source to keep youngsters at home in their communities.
For more information about the Residential Care Program, 212-254-0333 Ext. 306.
Coordinated Children's Services
Initiative
The Coordinated Children's Services Initiative (CCSI) is an
innovative model of care in New York City for families of special
needs youngsters who are at risk of being removed from the home
into hospitals or residential programs. CCSI is a multi-agency
effort that creates locally coordinated systems of care. This model
helps youngsters return to school after long absences and keeps
families together and children symptom free.
CCSI promotes core principles designed to address the
fragmented, categorical, and inflexible nature of children's
services systems. These principles include cooperative interagency
planning and integrated services, individualized care planning and
a strength-based approach that emphasizes the empowerment of
clients as full partners in their service planning.
The CCSI model uses family network conferences to bring together
representatives of all the agencies and community resources
involved in a child's treatment. During a meeting with the family,
these representatives develop a coordinated care plan to help keep
the child at home or in the community.
For more information about CCSI, call 212-964-5253 Ext. 320.
Need to Find Mental Health
Treatment for Your Child?
This Guide Can
Help!
The Mental Health Association of New York City offers Children's Mental Health Services in New York City:
A Parent's Guide. This comprehensive booklet provides vital
information regarding the mental health issues affecting children,
the latest treatments and services available, information
resources, and where to go to get help. The Parent's Guide was
developed by our Coordinated Children's Services Initiative above.
The guide is available in English and Spanish.
La guía está también disponible en Español.
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