Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial Inc

Programs: Campus division - operates on our 107 acre campus located on the north yonkers/hastings-on-hudson border. The campus division consists of two major services: 1)residential services offers assessment, individual, group, family and milieu therapy (including several evidence-based models), special education, family engagement, parent skills training, recreation, psychiatric and nursing services, speech and language intervention, occupational therapy and physical therapy for children placed in our care by school districts, at times the departments of social services, and on occasion through private placement contracts. The program is designed to assist children ages 5-16 and their families to manage and cope with a wide array of problems that have brought them into treatment including childhood trauma, autistic spectrum disorders, mental illness, learning disabilities and other adjustment problems. The children live in our housing units and receive full room and board in addition to the services outlined above. 111 children were served. Special education/day services offers assessment, individual, group, family and milieu therapy (including several evidence-based models), special education, family engagement, parenting skills training, recreation, psychiatric and nursing services, speech and language intervention, occupational therapy and physical therapy for children placed in our care by local school districts. The program is designed to assist children ages 5-16 and their families to manage and cope with a wide array of problems that have brought them into treatment including childhood trauma, autistic spectrum disorders, mental illness, learning disabilities and other adjustment problems. Children placed in our day program are most often from home school districts and on occasion through private placement contracts. The children enrolled in this program are provided transportation by their home school districts. 82 children were served.

mental health - offers outpatient services and assessments, individual, group and family therapy (including numerous evidence-based models), family engagement, crisis intervention, parent skills training, case management, psychological and psychiatric services. The program is designed to assist children ages 0-18, adults 21 and up and their families. Therapy: individuals of all ages can participate in individualized therapy to meet their needs, including one-to-one, couple, family, and group treatment. Care management: individuals and families living in family shelters are eligible for case management services to increase access to community resources. Open access: walk-in services are available to community residents seeking individualized treatment. Testing: individuals participating in active treatment through andrus are eligible for psychological testing with referral from their therapist. Psychiatry: individuals involved in active treatment are eligible to meet with a psychiatrist for evaluations and medication management. Clinics: services are available at three community mental health clinics in peekskill, white plains, and yonkers; individuals and families can access screening for eligibility through open access and scheduled appointments. Schools: each clinic partners with schools in the community through the social emotional enrichment & development program (s. E. E. D. ); students attending these schools are eligible for in-school therapy services by referral. We currently serve five school districts in westchester county, which includes 7 schools in yonkers, 4 schools in peekskill, 6 schools in lakeland, 2 schools in ossining, 2 schools in elmsford and serving children at the aelc child care center in tuckahoe. Community: wellness and psycho-educational workshops are provided at family shelters and available to all residents. The population served live in westchester county communities and are referred for services by schools, family court, departments of social services, pediatricians and other service providers. Services are generally paid for by medicaid, managed care medicaid and other insurance carriers. 1,783 children and 479 adults were served.

community - provides a range of health promoting, school readiness, parent education and family support programs throughout westchester, bronx and upper manhattan. The programs work in collaboration with public schools, child-care centers, clinics, the department of social services and other local institutions. Our community programs consist of home visiting programs, care coordination services and child and school-aged center-based care. Healthy families new york (hfny) works with new parents assessed to be at risk for child abuse and provides parent education and support for children and families to give them a good start in life. Hfny served 113 families and 105 children last year. Therapeutic and parent aide services (tapas) is a mandated preventive service and provides support to families who have been the subject of child abuse allegations and seeks to keep families together and promote safety. Tapas served 58 families and 124 children last year. Parent university (pu) works with the families of the children enrolled in andrus residential treatment and day program providing home visits and parent workshops to fortify parent-child interactions, strengthen parenting competency, and improve the transitions a child makes when going home to visit and returning to campus. Pu served 12 families through home visits and 38 families through workshops. Care management (cm) provides care coordination services to children who have complex health issues and are enrolled in medicaid. Cm served a total of 225 children enrolled and 21 in outreach for a total of 246 children for last year. Andrus early learning center (aelc) is a child care center serving up to 120 children a day and providing a safe and stimulating learning environment for pre-school children. Aelc served 167 children (13 children were through our collaboration with the childrens school arc of westchester) and 139 families (12 families were through our collaboration with the childrens school arc of westchester) last year. Eastchester after school youth (easy) is an after school program located in the eastchester elementary school and provides a safe and stimulating place for children to spend their after school hours. Easy served 93 children last year. Each program is grounded in the principles that quality care requires collaboration among all the relevant stakeholders. Thus, each program draws on the input and resources of family members and community leaders, as well as on support from private and public funders. 735 children and 221 families were served.

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