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MHA Waiver
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Home Works is the name given by the Mental Health
Association of Westchester (MHA) to a 1996 New York State Office of Mental Health initiative which established a Home and Community Base Wavier in 11 counties to deliver the highest level of case management
to seriously emotionally disturbed children, supplemented by in-home services to be paid for though the wavier by Medicaid. For the first time, families whose children need this level of care may apply
for Medicaid on behalf of their eligible child, regardless of family income. The purpose of this program is to prevent repeated and lengthy psychiatric hospitalizations of children, the out of home
placement of these children, and to provide treatment plans for the child and family so that the family can stay together and meet their child's needs at home. This program utilizes a philosophy of
individualized care, working with a family's strengths, and working with parents as treatment team members. Other service providers and systems working with these families are encouraged to adopt this
strength-based and individualized, pro-active approach as well. Program Services: Specially trained Individualized Care Coordinators meet regularly with children and families to develop individualized service plans. Several
agencies in Westchester County provide, through a wavier subcontract with MHA, specialized support and training to the families in the areas of family support, skill building, intensive in-home counseling,
respite care, and crisis respite. The Care Coordinators are available for crisis intervention 24 hours a day. Each service plan is tailored to the unique needs and preferences of the family, who
have been encouraged in the process to identify their own strength and natural supports so they may successfully maintain their children at home after participation in this program has ended
Population Targeted: Seriously emotional disturbed children ages 5 to 18 who:
- Have a history repeated in-patient hospitalizations or an especially lengthy in-patient stay
- Have been recommended to an out of home residential treatment facility
- Have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, which impairs their ability to function in a number of life areas
- Have tried multiple treatment alternatives, without success.
Unique Aspects of Program: Intensive, in-home services provided only through this program, paid for by Medicaid, without regard to family income; discretionary funds to spend on the
child in support of their treatment goals(ex: camp, art class, etc.); crisis respite as an alternative to hospitalization.
For information or referrals call:
Kelly Darrow, CSW
Mental Health Association
(914) 345-5900
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MHA Intensive Case Management (ICM)
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Children's Intensive Case Management
(CICM) was first established in Westchester in 1989 as part of a statewide initiative launched by the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH). CICM came under the auspices of the Mental Health
Association in April 1991. The program's mission, as developed by OMH, is to increase the
community tenure of the children and adolescents who have been diagnosed as having a serious emotional disturbance and who are at the greatest risk of institutional care or repeated excessive uses of emergency services. ICM staff work to keep youngsters in their "natural: environment of family, school and community. Intensive Case Managers (ICMs) also are expected to be "changed agents", advocating for service enhancement at both the client and system levels.
Program Services: Specially trained Intensive Case Managers, supervised by a master level social worker,
coordinate, purchase, provide and advocate for psychiatric, medical, educational, financial, legal and other supports. ICM services are based on the specified needs and desires of the child and family
and are made available for as long as these services are necessary. Services are provided off-site, either in the client's home or at other community locations such as schools.
Population Targeted: Children and adolescents diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance who exhibit the following characteristics.
In addition, it is expected that candidates for ICM are children for whom multiple prior service efforts have been unsuccessful.
For information or referrals call:
Kelly Darrow, CSW
Mental Health Association
(914) 345-5900
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MHA Partnership Project
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Partnership is a family focused program with three specialized components:
- Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
- Mobile Clinical Case Management
- Family Support/Case Management
Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
is an Evidence Based/Best Practice model of family treatment designed to improve family communication and functioning, and to decrease the risk for placement.
The Mobile Clinical Case Management provides in-home treatment and care coordination for children classified as Seriously Emotionally Disturbed.
The goal of Family Support/Case Management
services is to provide 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 staff work with parents and other community service providers using a strength-based model which identifies a support team for each family and advocates for needed and
appropriate services to promote the successful care of children within their homes and communities. Specially trained therapists and Care Coordinators experienced in working with emotionally
disturbed children and families meet regularly with children and families in their homes or in our offices to develop service plans, identify community supports and advocate for needed supports.
Collaboration and cross systems planning with Special Education, schools, mental health treatment providers, probation, Department of Social Services, respite and recreation are essential features of
Partnership. Eligibility requirements
- documented serious behavioral or emotional difficulties which have led to psychiatric hospitalization or which put the child at risk of residential placement.
For information or referrals call:
Annette Peters, CSW
Mental Health Association
(914) 345-5900
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MHA Crossroads
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The Mental Health Association of
Westchester Crossroads program provides mental health treatment, case management, housing, and independent living services to young adults with serious mental illness. The program uses an
interdisciplinary team approach and closely coordinates treatment, case management, educational. Vocational, and housing services. Program Services: Crossroads provides mental health treatment, including psychotherapy
and medication therapy, to young adults diagnosed with serious mental illnesses. Treatment services
are provided in clients' homes and other community settings. Work is done with the young person and with family members and other significant individuals, when indicated. Clinicians provide a broad range of case management services, with the goal of assisting clients in obtaining concrete service and developing independent living strategies that will prepare them to function independently in the adult world. Crossroads also has a
case management program for young adults who receive their mental health treatment from other providers.Population Targeted: The Crossroads program is designed
specifically for young adults ages 17˝ to 22 years old who may have "graduated" form the children's mental health system, been in a residential placement, special education or who are struggling with serious
mental health issues in their young adult life.
For information or referrals call:
Annette Peters, CSW
Mental Health Association
(914) 345-5900 x229
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