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We Can Help. 914-345-5900 • help@mhawestchester.org |
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Our Support ServicesOur support services supplement our treatment and rehabilitation services. Additional support services in Westchester and Putnam Counties are listed in our online Guide to Westchester Community Mental Health Services. If you need to find services in Spanish, please read the Directory of Community Mental Health Services: Spanish Speaking Services produced by Westchester County’s Office of Mental Health. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)
Telephone Information and Referral is available 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Voice mail and e-mail are available every day, 24 hours a day. Children’s Case Management provides individualized, community-based care coordination to children and their families, where a serious emotional disturbance on the part of the child threatens a family’s ability to keep the child at home. Partnership is a family focused program with two specialized components: Functional Family Therapy and Mobile Clinical Case Management. Family Support Services (FSS) provide both advocacy and direct services to families of seriously emotionally disturbed and special needs children enrolled in MHA's Treatment, Partnership or Children's Case Management Services programs. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) advocate for timely and appropriate permanency planning for children in foster care. Long Term Care Ombudsmen receive, investigate and resolve complaints and concerns of residents in long term care facilities. This page also has links to other web sites of interest to persons seeking information on long term care. Our Housing Services are dedicated to assisting adults who have a psychiatric disability to increase their ability to live independently. In an atmosphere of mutual trust and understanding, the programs teach and reinforce the skills that residents need to live in the community environment of their choice with the necessary level of support. Our Social Security Benefits Management Program provides financial management of Social Security checks for adults with persistent and serious mental illness. Our Transportation Program arranges, provides and monitors countywide transportation for adults with psychiatric disabilities who are eligible for Community Support Services. Family Abuse Court Services (FACS) provides support and assistance to individuals and families torn by domestic violence who seek relief through the courts. |