Provides linkage to service coordination and other services as needed. Individuals are linked with a care coordinator who will meet with the individual based on their needs.

Provides Care Coordination, referral, monitoring, and access point for children and adults with serious mental illness, emotional problems, and/or behavioral problems who need more intensive support and care coordination.

Open Access Hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-2:00pm at 201 E. Green Street, Ithaca.Anyone who lives or works in Tompkins County is welcome to walk in, complete the intake packet, and have their initial appointment that day. In the event that the schedule has already filled up for that day, they will be scheduled for the next day that they are available to come in.If the individual is unable to attend during these hours, please call 607-274-6200 and ask to speak with our intake coordinator, Melissa Kilanowski about scheduling a time.

Provides Care Coordination, referral, monitoring, and access point for children and adults with serious mental illness, emotional problems, and/or behavioral problems who need more intensive support and care coordination.

Provides outpatient behavioral health services to adults 18 years and older. Serves children under 18 ONLY if they are experiencing first episode psychosis. Treatment types include individual and group therapy. Services are provided by psychiatrists, nurses, and licensed clinical staff. Offers the NAVIGATE Program, a specialized evidence-based program for individuals experiencing first episode psychosis. Also offers a behavioral health walk-in clinic (The Help Center) that does not require an appointment. The Help Center offers immediate support for individuals who may be experiencing a crisis and/or are in need of behavioral health services and linkage to a community provider. The Help Center is an alternative to ECMC's Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) for those who are NOT experiencing suicidal thoughts/behaviors.

Care Coordination/Case Management Services are intended for the high need consumer who has had difficulty maintaining linkages to mental health services and other important supports, such as benefits, housing, advocacy, health care, peer services, or vocational services. SPOA is a uniform referral process which assists the referring party to determine the appropriate level of care coordination services. After the referral is made it is assessed and a determination is made as to the acceptance of the initial referral or referral to another program which may better meet the needs of the individual. Levels of care include: transition case management, care coordination, assertive community treatment, and assisted outpatient treatment.

Provides enhanced services by linking monitoring and advocacy in order to ensure that an individual’s quality of life may be maintained or improved in the least restrictive environment, keeping in mind continuum of care. Offers a Single Point of Access for connections to community agencies and providers. SPOA is not a service, but a process (a means to accomplish an end). Initial SPOA will concentrate on individuals with high needs. SPOA will coordinate services which may include but are not limited to: - Living arrangements - Educational/Vocational - Physical Health - Family - Mental Health - Self Care - Economic - Transportation - Social - Substance Abuse - AOT - Assisted Outpatient Treatment - ICM - Intensive Care Coordination Services The SPOA Committee consists of representatives from the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services, the Cattaraugus County Probation Department, Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Foundations for Change, Department of Aging, Mobile Transitional Support Team, Community Action, Hillside Family of Agencies, Evergreen Health Services, Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Directions in Independent Living, and Intandem; as well as any agency that may be involved with SPOA referral.

Provides a team approach to community supports, linkage to assessments, evaluations, and service providers as appropriate.

Program is for individuals, families, and service providers seeking care management or housing services for adults and children living with mental health symptoms. Assesses the strengths and needs of those referred and then creates a plan for linkage with the most appropriate services. Coordinates with Health Homes for most appropriate Care Management service.

Provides various mental health services, such as assessment and treatment, individual, family and group therapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication monitoring. Also offer coping skills for depression, anxiety, aging issues, retirement, disability and relationship issues.

Offers training programs for teens and adults focused on youth, teens and adults. A five-step action plan is available to help an adolescent showing signs and symptoms of a mental health concern or in an emotional crisis. Services include an eight-hour training class and certification.

Provides a 24-hour mental health intake and intervention hotline for anyone who is struggling with a situation, feels overwhelmed with life, feels suicidal, or feels that they cannot cope with daily living, and may need immediate help and transportation to an psychiatric emergency center.

Offers wide range of mental health services, including evaluation, crisis intervention, and on-going therapy for a full range of psychiatric disorders.

PROS is a comprehensive, recovery-oriented program for individuals with serious mental health conditions.

Offers assessment, care coordination and treatment planning for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral challenges. Families are linked to service providers and plans are developed that are strength-based and family driven to keep children within the community and to avoid out-of-home placement.

Offers training programs for teens and adults focused on youth, teens and adults. A five-step action plan is available to help an adolescent showing signs and symptoms of a mental health concern or in an emotional crisis. Services include an eight-hour training class and certification.

Offers wide range of mental health services, including evaluation, crisis intervention, and on-going therapy for a full range of psychiatric disorders.

Provides inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment services for children, adolescents and adults.

Offers outpatient programs and a wide range of services by mental health professionals. Our staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers and activities therapists. Patients can join individual, group and family psychotherapy, and we offer specialized services for depression, anxiety and childhood emotional disorders. Specific programs include: Adult Psychotherapy Program for individual or group therapy; Family and Children's Program offering individual, group and family psychotherapy for children and their families and Options for more intensive care at South Nassau: Partial Hospitalization Program, five days weekly; Intensive Outpatient Program, three days weekly and Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit. Call for detailed information regarding all services offered.

A community-wide advocacy, training, education and awareness program for people with mental illness, members of their families, mental health professionals, and provider agencies with promotes the total equality and inclusion of persons with mental illness in the development of polices, regulations, and services that affect their lives.

Geriatric Mental Health Services aids older adults who have problems with mood, bereavement, family discord or any symptoms of mental illness. Also makes referrals to other kinds of support services, including short/long range planning and options, legal/financial planning, home care and respite care. Gatekeeper Geriatric Mental Health Training focuses on training community service personnel (police, postal workers and others who interact with elderly) to be able to recognize and identify issues of mental illness, abuse, depression and suicide risk, to be able to make appropriate referral to access support and care for the elderly.

Provides assessment, referral and treatment of children suffering from mental illness and addiction issues.

Provides medical exams and mental evaluations and referrals, along with counseling treatment, including court preparation, for children who have been victims of domestic violence, sexual or physical abuse, and their families.

MHAB assist with transitional housing, mental health and substance abuse services.