Program areas at WIHD
Wihd is licensed under article 28 of the new york public health law to operate a diagnostic and treatment center providing comprehensive health care and related services for individuals with developmental and other long-term disabilities. These services are primary and specialty health care (including adult neurology, psychiatry, behavioral psychology, dermatology, gastroenterology, physiatry, urology, nutrition, occupational therapy, cardiology, podiatry, gynecology, endocrinology & ophthalmology).
Wihd operates several innovative community service programs through contracts with the Westchester county of social services. These include a children's advocacy center providing forensic pediatric counseling and victim support services for children who have been physically and / or sexually abused; a preventative program for families whose children are at risk of placement in foster care where one or both parents has a developmental disability; an educational care coordination program for children in foster care; comprehensive evaluations for children age three or older who are involved with preventative services or who are in family foster care; after care services for up to two years to families whose children are exiting foster care and medical management and comprehensive medical services to children in family foster care.
Wihd is licensed under article 28 of the new york public health law to operate a diagnostic and treatment center providing comprehensive health care and related services for adults with developmental and other long-term disabilities. These services are rehabilitation and speech / language, and audiology.