Home Based Crisis Intervention
The New York State Office of Mental Health established Home Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) as a short-term, intensive service for children and youth ages 5–20 who are experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis and are at imminent risk of hospitalization or residential treatment.
Helping families achieve and maintain optimal social, psychological, and physical functioning at home, in school and within the community, Community Based Treatment is an intensive family centered service helping to prevent out-of-home placement and assist families with reunification.
We offer:
Mentoring for children ages 5-18.
A supportive adult mentor meets with child at least twice monthly, at home, school, or in the community. Mentors work with youth to set goals and plan activities to reach treatment goals. Interactions are tailored to the child’s needs and include areas such as social skills, mood management, budgeting, skills for increasing independence, improving school attendance, parent-child relationships, and building supports within the community.
Social Work
Social workers support a family in their time of need and helps identify family strengths and a circle of supports. In home meetings, determined by family need, are held to develop goals, make referrals to community services (doctors, mental health evaluations and/or counseling, addiction counseling), provide advocacy, support the family, and serve as liaison between DSS, school, and law enforcement.
Positive Parenting Program
The Positive Parenting Program is an evidence based parenting program. The program is designed with simple and practical strategies to help build strong and healthy relationships. The program gives parents tools and confidence to manage their children's behaviors and prevent problems developing.
Trauma Systems Therapy
A collaboration with Allegany County DSS, schools, and mental health professionals, to provide trauma
informed, evidence-based treatment for individuals adversely affected by life circumstances.
Coached Family Visitation
Children have court ordered visitations with parents/primary caregivers. Visits may occur in-home, within the community, at the home of a relative, or at DSS. We use a family visiting toolkit to promote purposeful, strategically planned, and coached visits, to achieve timely permanency. Emphasis is placed on coaching parents before/during/after visits, to successfully achieve permanency outcomes.
This resiliency-based program serves children, youth, and families who reside in Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties. Referrals to this program are made by the Departments of Social Services. Service components include social work counseling, mentoring, and Supervised Visitation Services for residents of Allegany County.
Please click here to see the brochure
For more information, contact:
Ian Moore, Program Director
Phone: (716) 664-6235
Email: imoore@ndyfs.org
Contact Information for Home Based Crisis Intervention
Elizabeth Kuhrt
Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services
Phone: 716-334-3291
Email: ekuhrt@ndyfs.org
Helping families achieve and maintain optimal social, psychological, and physical functioning at home, in school and within the community, Community Based Treatment is an intensive family centered service helping to prevent out-of-home placement and assist families with reunification.
We offer:
Mentoring for children ages 5-18.
A supportive adult mentor meets with child at least twice monthly, at home, school, or in the community. Mentors work with youth to set goals and plan activities to reach treatment goals. Interactions are tailored to the child’s needs and include areas such as social skills, mood management, budgeting, skills for increasing independence, improving school attendance, parent-child relationships, and building supports within the community.
Social Work
Social workers support a family in their time of need and helps identify family strengths and a circle of supports. In home meetings, determined by family need, are held to develop goals, make referrals to community services (doctors, mental health evaluations and/or counseling, addiction counseling), provide advocacy, support the family, and serve as liaison between DSS, school, and law enforcement.
Positive Parenting Program
The Positive Parenting Program is an evidence based parenting program. The program is designed with simple and practical strategies to help build strong and healthy relationships. The program gives parents tools and confidence to manage their children's behaviors and prevent problems developing.
Trauma Systems Therapy
A collaboration with Allegany County DSS, schools, and mental health professionals, to provide trauma
informed, evidence-based treatment for individuals adversely affected by life circumstances.
Coached Family Visitation
Children have court ordered visitations with parents/primary caregivers. Visits may occur in-home, within the community, at the home of a relative, or at DSS. We use a family visiting toolkit to promote purposeful, strategically planned, and coached visits, to achieve timely permanency. Emphasis is placed on coaching parents before/during/after visits, to successfully achieve permanency outcomes.
This resiliency-based program serves children, youth, and families who reside in Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties. Referrals to this program are made by the Departments of Social Services. Service components include social work counseling, mentoring, and Supervised Visitation Services for residents of Allegany County.
Please click here to see the brochure
For more information, contact:
Ian Moore, Program Director
Phone: (716) 664-6235
Email: imoore@ndyfs.org
Program Features:
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Services begin within 48 hours of referral
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24/7 crisis response availability
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Small caseloads (2-3 families per clinician
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Typical length of service: 4-6 weeks
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The program is OMH funded, and families are eligible to participate based on need, not based on insurance carrier