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Offers a number of programs designed to meet the needs of children with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. Services include: - Respite Services: Offers planned short-term and time-limited opportunities for families and care providers to have some personal time. - Employment Services: Helps adults and youth to obtain and retain competitive employment through vocational counseling, employment training programs, work experience acquisition, soft skills development, rehabilitation services, and support services to help youth obtain, maintain, or advance in competitive employment or self-employment. - Children's Health Homes/Care Management: Includes care coordination, comprehensive transitional care, individual and family support, and referral to community and social support services as needed. - Community Habilitation: Assists youth living at home with a loved one or independently in the community to maintain or develop the highest level of independence possible for them. - Community Based Day Habilitation: Promotes community inclusion and integration. - Family Reimbursement Program: Covers expenses for goods and services needed to care for a loved one with a developmental disability who lives at home. - Self-Directed Services: Enables individuals to make choices about their staff, supports, and services. - Preventive Services: Provides support to help families learn the necessary skills to ensure their children remain at home and out of foster care placement. - Behavioral Health Services: Includes community habilitation, caregiver/family supports and services, pre-vocational services, and supported employment. - Project C.O.A.C.H.: Provides telephone counseling, referral, outreach, and intervention/prevention for individuals and families.

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Family Preservation Programs
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Case / Care Management
Talklines / Warmlines
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Behavior Modification
Respite Care
Youth Employment Programs
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Specialized Information and Referral

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Peer to Peer Networking
Talklines / Warmlines
Mental Health Drop In Centers
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral

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Talklines / Warmlines
Disease / Disability Information
Health / Disability Related Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides intervention for children, adolescents, adults, and groups who have been exposed to traumatic events such as homicide, suicide, aggravated assault, or community violence. Individuals, families, and the community are offered critical incident stress management which provides education, normalization, and relief of trauma symptoms. When necessary, referrals to support groups and/or on-going counseling services are provided. Follow-up visits are provided as needed to promote the recovery of individuals suffering from the effects of trauma.

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In Person Crisis Intervention
Talklines / Warmlines
The Disaster Distress Helpline is a national hotline dedicated to providing disaster crisis counseling. The toll-free Helpline is confidential and multilingual and available for those who are experiencing psychological distress as a result of natural or man-made disasters, incidents of mass violence or any other tragedy affecting America's communities.

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Post Disaster Crisis Hotlines
Post Disaster Crisis Counseling
Talklines / Warmlines
Offers a helpline for those who are struggling with emotional or mental health issues, along with mental health evaluations, crisis care, and treatment, including individual, family, and group counseling.

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Mental Health Crisis Lines
Talklines / Warmlines
The Heartline is a first-of-its-kind resource for youth ages 14-21 who are currently in, or who have recently left, foster care. Callers to The Heartline will access a caring, relatable responder who is a young adult with personal lived experience in foster care or the juvenile justice system in New York State.
A peer-led, confidential warmline for young adults (ages 14-21) who are currently or have once been impacted by the child welfare / foster care system. Offers a support space where young adults can call to talk about the highs and lows of their experiences with a peer who has navigated similar situations and can connect the caller with information and resources that can assist them. Callers have all decision-making power during the call, and can call as often as they need to. Callers may be connected with resources in the following categories: - Mental Health - Housing/Shelters - Food Access - Education/GED - Legal and Rights - Support Groups - Domestic Violence - Vocational/Employment Readiness - Young Parenting Supports - LGBTQIA - Crisis Services - Addiction Supports The Heartline is provided in partnership with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.

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Talklines / Warmlines
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers telephone crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence or rape/sexual assault. Trained staff and volunteers link callers to necessary resources and referrals while providing supportive listening.

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Sexual Assault Hotlines
Crisis Intervention Hotlines / Helplines
Specialized Information and Referral
Talklines / Warmlines
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Crisis Intervention
Provides staff-supportive phone lines to offer around-the-clock companionship and peer support to persons in distress or in need of someone to listen.

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General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Talklines / Warmlines
Peer Support Services
Provides staff-supportive phone lines to offer around-the-clock companionship and peer support to persons in distress or in need of someone to listen.

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General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Talklines / Warmlines
Peer Support Services
Offers a helpline for those who are struggling with emotional or mental health issues, along with mental health evaluations, crisis care, and treatment, including individual, family, and group counseling.

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Mental Health Crisis Lines
Talklines / Warmlines
Provides staff-supportive phone lines to offer around-the-clock companionship and peer support to persons in distress or in need of someone to listen.

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General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Talklines / Warmlines
Peer Support Services
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    Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
    Web Based Discussion Groups/Live Chat
    Adult In Home Respite Care
    Community Wellness Programs
    Internet Support Groups
    Talklines/Warmlines
    Offers a helpline for those who are struggling with emotional or mental health issues, along with mental health evaluations, crisis care, and treatment, including individual, family, and group counseling.

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    Mental Health Crisis Lines
    Talklines / Warmlines
    Provides staff-supportive phone lines to offer around-the-clock companionship and peer support to persons in distress or in need of someone to listen.

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    General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
    Talklines / Warmlines
    Peer Support Services
    Helpline for new parents with questions or concerns about the health and care of their newly born children.
    A 24-hour warmline for people with a mental health crisis or anyone who feels they need to talk.

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    Talklines / Warmlines
    Mental Health Crisis Lines
    Provides HIV treatment and care information, free of charge, to people living with HIV, their providers and support networks. Staffed by highly trained volunteers to answer questions about living healthfully with HIV. The InfoLine is a call-back service only. Messages must be left and will be returned.

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    Specialized Information and Referral
    Medical Information Services
    AIDS / HIV Issues
    At Risk Populations
    Talklines / Warmlines
    HIV Infections
    Public Awareness / Education
    Offers a helpline for those who are struggling with emotional or mental health issues, along with mental health evaluations, crisis care, and treatment, including individual, family, and group counseling.

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    Mental Health Crisis Lines
    Talklines / Warmlines
    Provides a 24-hour toll-free Problem Gambling HOPEline, which provides supportive intervention, information about gambling addiction and referrals for local treatment to self-help and professional problem gambling provider programs.

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    Specialized Information and Referral
    Talklines / Warmlines
    Serves women in all walks of life, at all times and passages on their lives. The office acts as the liaison between the women of Suffolk County and county government; Provides and sponsors free conferences, workshops and seminars on health, legal issues and personal enrichment topics; Operates a women’s helpline which provides information referrals, peer counseling and resource material on a wide-range of topics including: domestic violence, sexual harassment, legal rights and breast health and mammography information and Publishes brochures and literature addressing domestic violence. Call for detailed information.

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    Workshops / Symposiums
    Crisis Intervention Hotlines / Helplines
    Sexual Assault Hotlines
    Breastfeeding Support Programs
    Domestic Violence Hotlines
    Women's Advocacy Groups
    Talklines / Warmlines
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Support Groups
    Provides a Drug Information helpline which offers comprehensive information to drug or medication information questions.
    Provides information and assistance to persons of all ages who need help to access long term care services. Call for more information.

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    Talklines / Warmlines
    Long Term Home Health Care
    Specialized Information and Referral
    Provides a terrorism tip hotline and website for anyone to call or report suspicious activity or activity which is out of the ordinary.