Andrus

Campus division - our campus division operates on our 110-acre campus located on the yonkers/hastings-on-hudson border. The campus division consists of two major programs: - residential - special education/day program both programs offer assessments; individual, group, family and milieu therapy (including several evidence-based models); special education; family engagement; parenting skills training; recreation; nursing services; speech and language intervention; and occupational and physical therapy. Both programs are designed to assist children ages 5-16 and their families to manage and cope with a wide array of problems that have brought them into treatment including childhood trauma, autistic spectrum disorders, mental illness, learning disabilities and other health problems. The children live in our housing units and receive full room and board in addition to the services outlined above. Most of the children who reside at Andrus are placed in our care are from nyc department of education and surrounding suburban school districts. Some of our residential students are placed by the departments of social services, or on occasion, through private placement contracts. Children who reside on our campus are provided psychiatric, as well as nursing, care. Children placed in our day program are most often from home school districts, and on occasion, through private placement contracts. The children enrolled in this program are provided transportation by their home school districts. In total, 88 children were served by our residential program and 82 children were served by our special education/ day treatment program.

Community division - the community division provides a range of health-promoting, school readiness, parent education, and family support programs and served clients in westchester, the bronx, and upper manhattan. The programs collaborate with public schools, childcare centers, clinics, the department of social services and other local institutions. Our community program consists of home visiting, care coordination services, community-based therapy and family support. - healthy families new york (hfny) provides home visiting services to families beginning prenatally, or at birth, through age five to promote parent-child attachment with the goals of supporting positive parent-child bonding and relationships, fostering optimal child and family health, development, and safety, enhancing family self-sufficiency, and preventing child abuse and neglect. Hfny served 127 children and families last year. - Andrus parenting services (aps), formerly called therapeutic and parent aide services (tapas), is a mandated, preventive-service program that provides support to families who have been the subject of child abuse allegations or identified for preventive services by the local department of social services. Aps seeks to keep families together and promote safety, utilizing a trauma-informed lens. Aps served 45 families and 132 children. - care management (cm) provides care coordination services to children who have complex health issues enrolled in medicaid or medicaid managed care to promote health and improve quality of life. Cm served 426 children. - children and family treatment support services (cftss) provides community and home-based therapy and supports for children under age 21 in need of mental health and/or substance use disorder treatment. The children and youth are enrolled in medicaid or medicaid managed care. Cftss served 6 children. Each program is grounded in the principle that quality care requires collaboration among all the relevant stakeholders. Thus, each program draws on the input and resources of family members and community leaders, as well as support from private and public funds.

Mental health - our outpatient mental health division offers outpatient services and assessments; individual, group and family therapy (including numerous evidence-based models); family engagement; crisis intervention; parenting skills training; case management; and psychological and psychiatric services. Since march 2020, the mental health division is offering telehealth services due to covid-19, and as part of an executive order from the governor of the state of new york. The telehealth program is designed to assist children ages 0-18 and their families. Services at our mental health centers include: - therapy: individuals of all ages can participate in individualized therapy to meet their needs, including one-to-one, couple, family, and group treatment. - open access: walk-in services are available to community residents seeking individualized treatment. - testing: individuals participating in active treatment through Andrus are eligible for psychological testing, with a referral from their assigned therapist. - psychiatry: individuals involved in active treatment are eligible to meet with a psychiatric nurse practitioner and/or psychiatrist for evaluations and medication management. - clinics: services are available at two community mental health centers in peekskill, and yonkers. Individuals and families can access screening for eligibility through open-access and scheduled appointments. - schools: each clinic collaborates with schools in the community through the social emotional enrichment & development program (seed). Students attending these schools are eligible for in-school therapy services by referral. We currently serve six school districts in westchester county, including 9 schools in yonkers, 4 schools in peekskill, 6 schools in lakeland, 6 schools in ossining, and 7 schools in white plains. - community: wellness psycho-educational workshops and referrals are provided to all residents in three westchester county family shelters. The population served by the mental health division live in westchester county communities and are referred for services by schools, family court, departments of social services, pediatricians and other service providers. Services are generally paid for by medicaid, managed care medicaid and other insurance carriers. In total, 3,079 children and 999 adults were served.

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