Through our innovative clinical support and consultation models, The Child Center extends its reach by lending its expertise in mental health to other organizations and government offices, as well as working directly with clients they refer to us. In this way, they can reach their own communities with the skilled, compassionate, and sustainable care that all people deserve.

Through our ACS Clinical Support Program, Child Center teams partner with Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) staff to provide coaching to child protective staff, as well as direct care services to families currently in the ACS system. The Child Center’s experienced and qualified clinicians bolster CPS teams’ ability to appropriately respond to the complexities of mental health, substance use, and intimate partner/family violence. We also leverage the trust we have earned in our communities to reach families who may be reluctant to engage with child protection teams. We provide families with direct services tailored to their individual situations and with linkages to other resources. Together, we touch the lives of thousands of families a year, helping them develop the tools to raise their children in a safe and nurturing environment. Our guidance and support help instill confidence in caregivers’ ability to cope with life’s challenges, which in turn promotes positive and constructive parenting and lets their children know they are supported, safe, and deeply loved.​

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In addition, our Behavioral Health Consultation teams partner with other community-based organizations to offer therapy and other mental health services. The way this works is that The Child Center opens a New York State-licensed mental health satellite in a collaborating agency’s location. The Child Center provides clinical supervision, regulatory training, therapy model training, and electronic health record access and training, as well as billing and operational follow-up.

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At The Child Center, we know that trust in the community is one of the most important components of service. Through our behavioral health consultation model, we can lend our expertise to other organizations that have built trust in their communities and increase our reach to serve even more children, adults, families, and communities.