Prevents psychiatric hospitalization for seriously emotionally disturbed children and teens with 24/7 home-based crisis intervention, case management, communications and coping skills training
Blended Case Management (BCM) and
Step-Down Program
60-02 Queens Boulevard
Woodside, NY 11377
Telephone: 718-943-3470
Fax: 718-651-7254
- Senior Project Director: Ruthine Codrington ruthinecodrington@childcenterny.org
- Hours: Office—Mon-Fri, 9 AM-5PM; Staff available 24/7 to enrolled families via cell phone
- Services provided: Intensive home-based interventions for families of youngsters who are already involved with the mental health system. Youngsters must be experiencing serious emotional and/or behavioral difficulties.
- Admission criteria: Youngster must have used mental health services in the past. For BCM, referral to C-SPOA (Children’s Single Point of Access) must be completed. Referrals may be made directly to Step-Down.
- Languages spoken: English, Haitian Creole, Spanish.
- Ages accepted: Newborn to 18
- Public transportation: Subway—#7 to 61st Street, Bus—#60, Train—LIRR
Home Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI)
60-02 Queens Boulevard
Woodside, NY 11377
Telephone: 718-943-3470
Fax: 718-651-7254
- Senior Project Director: Ruthine Codrington ruthinecodrington@childcenterny.org
- Hours: Office—Mon-Fri, 9 AM-5PM; Staff available 24/7 to enrolled families via cell phone
- Services provided: Short-term services to stabilize youngsters who are at imminent risk of psychiatric hospitalization. Services offered in the home and referrals made for follow-up services when intervention is completed.
- Admission criteria: Youngster must have used mental health services in the past.
- Languages spoken: English, Haitian Creole, Spanish.
- Ages accepted: Newborn to 18
- Public transportation: Subway—#7 to 61st Street, Bus—Q60, Train—LIRR
Waiver
115-15 Sutphin Boulevard
South Jamaica, NY 11434
Ph: 347-571-2458, X 210
Fax: 347-571-2463
- Program Coordinator: Carlene Guice carleneguice@childcenterny.org
- Hours: Mon-Fri 9 AM-5 PM; Staff available to enrolled families 24/7 via cell phone
- Services provided: Intensive home-based services for families of the most seriously emotionally disturbed youngsters
- Ages: Newborn to 18
- Admission criteria: Application must be made through children’s Single Point of Access (C-SPOA)
- Languages: Creole, English, French, Spanish
- Public Transportation: Bus—Q6
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• Ruthine Codrington
Case Management Project
Director