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ADIRONDACK MENTORING PARTNERS

110-112 N. Main Street, Gloversville (Margaret Shaver)
Phone: 773-2227

Matches at-risk youth with carefully screened adult mentors.

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CCSI (COORDINATED CHILDREN'S SERVICES INITIATIVE) OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

St. Mary’s Hospitaly Children’s Clinic, Northampton Road, Amsterdam
Phone: 841-7453

This is a multi-agency partnership that works with families who have children who may be at risk of placement outside their homes. Services are developed to enhance the family’s ability to care for their child at home.

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THE FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER

11-21 Broadway, Gloversville
Phone: 725-4310 (ext. 105)

CCSI (Coordinated Children’s Services Initiatives) 725-4310 (ext. 105) This is a multi-agency partnership that works with families who have children who may be at risk of placement outside their homes. Services are developed to enhance the family’s ability to care for their child at home.

Mobile Crisis Team/Respite Program 725-4310 (ext. 134) Emergency crisis management for children and their families who reside in Fulton County. Limited respite services, when available, may be provided as indicated.

Adventure by Choice 725-4310 (ext.105) A program targeting at-risk youth in Fulton County schools. It provides experimental activities that increase trust, cooperation, and leadership skills over 4-6 weekly sessions. This program must be requested by classroom teachers or schools.

Family Support Program Works to empower families by offering Parent Partner Services, Case Management, Parent Support Groups, Common Sense Parenting workshops, educational information, and social and recreational activities. This program is accessed through CCSI (Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative).

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LEXINGTON FAMILY SERVICE

18 East Fulton Street, Gloversville
Phone: 773-2014

Helping families in Fulton County who are caring for a child or adult who is developmentally disabled. A wide variety of services is offered. Some examples are: respite, recreation, advocacy, and support.

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MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN FULTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES

307-309 Meadow Street, Johnstown
Phone: 762-5332 Toll Free: 1-800-734-5864
Fax: 762-6823

After School Program 762-5332 (ext. 110)
Supervised educational and recreational activities for resident children from both counties (ages 5-15) who have emotional or behavioral problems, or are at-risk for violence, alcohol/substance abuse, educational failure, or illegal activities. Referrals accepted from therapists, school personnel, counselors, or other service providers who work directly with the child.

Child Advocacy Center in Fulton County (CAC) 736-2443
Program in which representatives from law enforcement, child protection, mental health, medical, prosecution, and victim advocacy work together, conducting joint forensic interviews and making decisions about the investigation, treatment, management, and prosecution of child abuse and maltreatment cases. Overseen by the Mental Health Association in Fulton & Montgomery Counties, CAC has a primary goal of ensuring that children are not further victimized by systems designed to protect them.

Compeer for Youth 762-5332 (ext. 108)
The Mental Health Association in Fulton & Montgomery Counties 307-309 Meadow Street, Johnstown Trained adult volunteers are matched as friends and mentors with Montgomery County children who have an emotional or behavioral disorder.

Family Support Program 762-5332 (ext. 108)
The Mental Health Association in Fulton & Montgomery Counties 307-309 Meadow Street, Johnstown Social and recreational activities, plus educational information for families that have a family member who is receiving mental health services.

Representative Payee Services 762-5332 (ext. 115)
A program that manages the finances of consumers of mental health services who are not able to manage their finances (income obtained from Social Security or Supplemental Security Income). Must be a resident of Fulton, Montgomery, or Hamilton Counties.

Single Point of Accountability for Children’s Services (SPOA) in Fulton & Montgomery Counties 762-5332 (ext. 111) The purpose of this initiative is to identify those children with a mental health diagnosis who are at the highest risk of an out-of-home placement and to develop, with collaboration of local service providers, appropriate strategies to assist and support these children in our communities.
Services available through SPOA:
- CCSI (Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative): Please refer to Children’s Services of this directory for further description of CCSI.
- ICM (Intensive Case Management): Offered through St. Mary’s Hospital for children 5-18. There are 2 ICM’s in each county, 12 children per caseload.
- Home & Community based Waiver: Offered through Parsons for children up to age 18. One individualized care coordinator in each county, 6 children per caseload.
- Turning Point: Special family-based treatment program for youth ages 5-18 who are having difficulty coping with symptoms of mental illness.
- Community Residence: MTS provides a residence that is co-ed, housing up to 8 children aged 12-18 and provides them with a small structured therapeutic group home setting, with the capacity for one crisis bed.
- Residential Treatment Facility: Provide individualized, active mental health treatment to children and adolescents within an intensively staffed residential setting.

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MONTGOMERY TRANSITIONAL SERVICES, INC. (MTS)

11 Mohawk Place, Amsterdam
Phone: 842-3717 Fax: 842-0228)

Residential and rehabilitative services for adults and adolescents who have a primary psychiatric diagnosis and may have a secondary diagnosis of substance abuse. Respite services are available for adults and in-home respite services are available for children and their families through CCSI of Montgomery County.

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NAMI OF MONTGOMERY, FULTON, HAMILTON COUNTIES

Riverfront Center, Amsterdam
Phone: 843-3261,2414

Local affiliate of “National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.” Offers support, advocacy, and education to persons/families with a loved one suffering from mental illness. Includes monthly support groups in Amsterdam and Gloversville, training for family members, educational materials and conferences, periodic publications, activities, local advocacy, strong national web site, www.nami.org. Volunteer organization. No charge for services.

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