annual review 2008 - Westchester Jewish Community Services

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FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Therapeutic clinical, specialty and supportive services help individuals, families and children cope with contemporary stresses and the trauma
of mental illness. A multi-disciplinary professional staff, supervised by a medical director, utilizes evidence-based practices in providing care in
clinic and community-based settings.
Clinical Services -
• 5 Family Mental Health Clinics and multiple Satellites (Eng/Sp) including Child
& Family Clinic Plus providing social/emotional wellness screenings and services for
children in public schools and community settings.
• Satellite Mental Health Clinic at Yonkers Department of Social Services (DSS)
provides crisis and intervention counseling to families with DSS involvement
• Continuing Day Treatment Program for people recovering from mental illness
• Whitehill Counseling Service fee-supported mental health services
Specialty Services -
• Treatment Center for Trauma and Abuse
(see Abuse & Violence Prevention Services) (Eng/Sp)
• Bereavement Program to assist people coping with the loss of a loved one
• Court Assessment Program providing evaluations for legal system determinations
• Counseling for people infected or affected by AIDS
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), offered at 4 clinics, helping individuals reduce
and cope with intense emotions and difficult-to-manage behaviors
• Problem Gamblers Recovery Program
Ancillary Supportive Services for individuals recovering from mental illness-
• Social Clubs providing social and recreational activities
• COMPEER offering volunteer supportive friendships
IN 2008:
• Responding to the urgency of the evolving economic situation at the end of the year, an initiative
of WJCS and UJA-Federation created a resource guide, job development and counseling services to
assist individuals and families affected by financial and career dislocation.
• Contracted to offer a Juvenile Fire-setting Evaluation and Treatment Program to
provide fire-setting risk evaluations, fire-safety education and treatment for youth referred
through the Family Court and Department of Probation.