Community Services Directory - Oswego County

SERVICES:
Outpatient Clinic Treatment – Clinical services at COCOAA include alcohol/drug evaluations and alcoholism/substance
abuse and problem gambling treatment services. Group counseling includes intensive outpatient services, relapse
prevention, living sober and women’s groups. In addition, COCOAA offers vocational/education services and provides
tobacco cessation counseling. The agency also works with the Oswego County Drug Court program. This certified
treatment program accepts Medicaid and various forms of private health insurance and also provides a sliding fee
scale for qualified patients.
Prevention Services –Prevention services include the Starting Prevention Program for elementary school children;
alcohol/drug education programs targeted for junior and high school students; staff trainings and community education
events; an educational lending library; an education/intervention program for SUNY Oswego students referred to as
BASICS; Project U-Turn which is an underage alcohol/drug education program for offenders aged 16 to 21 years of
age; Families and Schools Together (FAST) program for elementary youth and their families within the Oswego City
School District and support services for the OCO Path (homeless teen) program
Gambling Prevention Services – Gambling prevention services include education, information and referral services
related to problem gambling.
HOURS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Call for an appointment
FARNHAM FAMILY SERVICES
Oswego Office:
Fulton Office:
283 West 2nd 113 Schuyler Common
Suite 200 Fulton, NY 13069
Oswego, NY 13126 593-0796 FAX: 593-6122
342-4489 FAX: 343-3281
Website:: www.farnhaminc.org
SERVICES:
Substance Abuse Treatment
Contact: Mary Jo Proietta-Halpern, LCSW, CASAC, Clinical Director
Not-for-profit, medically supervised outpatient alcohol and drug clinics offers all types of substance abuse/alcohol
evaluations; acupuncture detox, co-occurring disorders, adolescent, individual and family counseling. This licensed
program accepts Medicaid, health insurances and offers a sliding fee scale.
Substance Abuse Prevention
Contact: Cindy Albro, MSED, CAS Prevention Director
Up to date substance abuse prevention information and programming is available to parents, schools, health
professionals, and other organizations concerned about substance abuse related issues. Presentations range from
factual information concerning alcohol and other drug use and its effects on the body to prevention skills-building for all
ages. Prevention skills-building includes learning about Resiliency and Asset-Building with youth and community, selfesteem
development, decision-making, problem-solving, building positive activities habits, exploration and appropriate
expression of feelings, as well as self assessing for high-risk indicators for use (family history, lack of adequate
support, genetic preposition, few skills for stress reduction/coping skills, etc.).
Substance Abuse Intervention - Student Assistance Program
Contact: Cindy Albro, MSED, CAS Prevention Director
Student Assistance counselors meet with youth identified as at risk for substance abuse and/or may be experimenting.
Counselor will determine, through assessment, whether youth is in need of more intensive substance abuse or other
mental health services (in which case youth may be referred to a Substance Abuse Treatment program or other
appropriate service) or who may have needs that are more supportive in nature. Students are seen individually or in
groups. Typical groups: Children of Alcoholics or other Substance Abuse, Smoking Cessation or “No-Use” support
groups, Children in Transition (mixed families of separation or divorce, foster care), Feelings and Emotions (dealing
with and coping with feelings in healthy ways). Students who have been released from an inpatient setting can get
supportive Reintegration services for relapse prevention.
Youth may be referred by parents, schools, agencies, by friends or self-refer. This program is school-based through
Drug Free School monies (check your school district) or other grant services. This is a free service to students and
parents. (School hours).
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