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We have a multidisciplinary staff that includes: Mental health clinicians Psychiatric consultation Family and peer advocates
OUR MISSION
Childrens Community Mental Health Services helps families struggling to care for children with intense emotional needs in their community, outside of hospital and/or residential placement. We strive to empower all families to access services that promote health and recovery in a way that is seen as strength based, family driven, culturally and linguistically competent and community based. We strive for families to receive services that improve quality of life for the children and those whose lives have been impacted by their mental illness. Childrens Community Mental Health Services (CCMHS) is a part of the Child and Family Institute (CFI) of St. Lukes and Roosevelt Hospitals. 1090 Amsterdam Avenue 15th Floor New York, NY 10025 (888) CSPOA-58 (888) 277-6258 If emergencies occur during non-business hours, we encourage families to contact the St. Lukes and Roosevelt Hospitals Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program at (212) 523-3347. Families may also call 911 or visit their closest emergency room.
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Childrens Community Mental Health Services (CCMHS) is part of the Child and Family Institute at St. Lukes Hospital and Roosevelt Hospital. CCMHS provides intensive mental health services to children throughout New York City to ensure that they are able to function in the community, outside of residential or hospital placement. WHO WE SERVE
CCMHS serves children who suffer from serious emotional disturbance or have a behavioral disorder. Our programs are parent-focused and provide individualized care to patients. We work together to ensure that your child is maintained safely in the community. We serve children between the ages of five and 17.9 who: Have been diagnosed with a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Have a behavior disorder that interferes with his/her functioning in the community Are at risk for being hospitalized, re-hospitalized, or requiring residential placement Our services include: Blended Case Management for Children (BCM) The Childrens Single Point of Access (CSPOA) The Home and Community Based Services Waiver (HCBSW)