My name is Jeraldine, and I was recently discharged from the mental health track at the Cohen Family Wellness Center. I am really proud to reach this milestone. About a year ago, I was struggling. I’d get excluded a lot at school. I wasn’t super good with my grades. At home, I was usually in charge of everything. My mom was working a lot, and I’d get in trouble because she’d come home from work tired and stressed. Eventually, I told my mom that I was really depressed. She too

By Gerda Gonzalez, LCSW, Senior Program Director In 2024, The Child Center of NY was honored to receive a grant from the New York State Office of Mental Health for suicide prevention among historically under-served populations and LGBTQ+ youth. We currently work with five schools, as well as our DYCD-funded Ocean Bay Cornerstone Community Center. We focus on low-income communities in Corona, Flushing, the Rockaways, and Crown Heights in Queens and Brooklyn. I was excited to h

Luis with Benefits Access Case Manager Darling DaSilva Ortiz Luis is a client of the Child Center Benefits Access program, which helps families navigate complex social service and other systems. Luis found out about Benefits Access during a visit to The Child Center’s Macari Family Wellness Center, where his children receive mental health services. Luis originally came to Benefits Access for assistance with his SNAP (food stamps) application. Benefits Access Case Manager Darl

Through her work in the community, Tiffany connects with individuals and families from a variety of backgrounds to support their mental health. To learn more about how our team supports military families, visit childcenterny.org/military-services. Social work wasn’t on my bucket list when I was 10. I knew I wanted a career that focused on helping people, but I was thinking a teacher or nurse. It wasn’t until well into my undergraduate studies that I landed on social work. I w

Photo credit: Kyo Morishima Photography Is it us, or does this child really, really want to know what the grizzly knows? This sweet baby and his mom are clients of The Child Center of NY’s Macari Perinatal Intensive Outpatient Program. Located at our Macari Family Wellness Center in Flushing, this program provides a safe and welcoming place where pregnant and new parents can access mental health support and build confidence to become the healthy, loving parents they aspire to

If you ask me what I do here at The Child Center of NY, the answer is that I serve as the organization’s clinical coordinator. In this role, I focus on making behavioral health services more accessible by staying closely connected with our internal teams and community providers. I’m actively involved in the admissions process—screening, assessing, and supporting clients as they enter care—and I also maintain a small caseload of clients, which keeps me grounded in direct pract