This service is provided after a participant successfully obtains and becomes oriented to competitive and integrated employment. Ongoing follow-along is support available for an indefinite period as needed by the participant to maintain their paid employment position. Individual employment support services are individualized, person centered services providing supports to participants who need ongoing support to learn a new job and maintain a job in a competitive employment or self-employment arrangement. Participants in a competitive employment arrangement receiving Individual Employment Support Services are compensated at or above the minimum wage and receive not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals without disabilities. The outcome of this activity is documentation of the participant's stated career objective and a career plan used to guide individual employment support.

Safe House is a temporary, 30 day, emergency shelter that serves homeless, "throwaway", and runaway youth ages 16 to 20. A youth may come to Safe House through self-referral or through referral sources. Admission to Safe House is solely voluntary. Limited space is also available for youth under the age of 16 for respite. The program is tailored to meet all of the needs of each individual through a network of services and referrals.

* Crisis Intervention

* Emergency Shelter

* 24 Hour Hotline Services

* Individual and/or Family Counseling

* Peer Support Group

* Medical Services

* Drug and Alcohol Counseling

* GED Classes/School Enrollment

* Vocational Training

* Job Placement

* Housing Assistance

If you would like to make a referral to Safe House

please call (518) 374-5178.

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As one of the six Medicaid Funded Children's Health and Behavioral Health Services, OLP consists of three different service components: evaluation, counseling, and crisis. Service components include licensed evaluation (assessment); psychotherapy (counseling); and crisis intervention. OLP is performed by an individual who is licensed in NYS to diagnose, and/or treat individuals with a physical illness, mental illness, substance use disorder, or functional limitations at issue, operating within the scope of practice defined in NYS law and in any setting permissible under State law. OLP services can be provided to individuals, families, or groups, and can be provided on-site or off-site. Please reference the Medicaid State Plan Provider Manual for Children's BH Early and Periodic Screening and Diagnostic Testing (EPSDT) Services for definitions of service components and staffing requirements.

This service is provided after a participant successfully obtains and becomes oriented to competitive and integrated employment. Ongoing follow-along is support available for an indefinite period as needed by the participant to maintain their paid employment position. Individual employment support services are individualized, person centered services providing supports to participants who need ongoing support to learn a new job and maintain a job in a competitive employment or self-employment arrangement. Participants in a competitive employment arrangement receiving Individual Employment Support Services are compensated at or above the minimum wage and receive not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals without disabilities. The outcome of this activity is documentation of the participant's stated career objective and a career plan used to guide individual employment support.

An apartment-based residential program which focuses on interventions necessary to address the specific functional and behavioral deficits which prevent residents from accessing generic housing. These interventions are goal-oriented, intensive, and usually of limited duration. Resident/staff contacts occur on a flexible schedule, as appropriate to the needs and desires of the resident. This is a type of Licensed Housing/Community Residential program for adults as defined in 14 NYCRR 595.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) is designed to assist an individual in improving their functional abilities to the greatest degree possible in settings where they live, work, learn, and socialize. Rehabilitation counseling, skill building, and psychoeducational interventions provided through PSR are used to support attainment of person-centered recovery goals and valued life roles. Approaches are intended to develop skills to overcome barriers caused by a participant's behavioral health disorder and promote independence and full community participation. CORE PSR will incorporate allowable service components of Adult BH HCBS education, vocational, and habilitation services. CORE services are only available to individuals enrolled in a HARP or HIV SNP, and who have been recommended for CORE services by a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA).

Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) is a comprehensive recovery oriented program for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The goal of the program is to integrate treatment, support and rehabilitation in a manner that facilitates the individual's recovery. Goals for individuals in the program are to: improve functioning, reduce inpatient utilization, reduce emergency services, reduce contact with the criminal justice system, increase employment, attain higher levels of education and secure preferred housing. There are four "service components" in the program: Community Rehabilitation and Support (CRS), Intensive Rehabilitation (IR), Ongoing Rehabilitation and Support (ORS) and Clinical Treatment.

As one of the six Medicaid Funded Children's Health and Behavioral Health Services, PSR services are designed to restore, rehabilitate, and support a child's/youth's developmentally appropriate functioning as necessary for the integration of the child/youth as an active and productive member of their family and community with the goal of achieving minimal on-going professional intervention. Activities are "hands on" and task oriented, intended to achieve the identified goals or objectives as set forth in the child/youth's individualized treatment plan. Service components include skill development to support personal and community competence, including social and interpersonal skills, daily living skills, and community integration. Please reference the Medicaid State Plan Provider Manual for Children's BH Early and Periodic Screening and Diagnostic Testing (EPSDT) Services for definitions of service components and staffing requirements. PSR services are to be recommended by a licensed practitioner and as part of a treatment plan. PSR activities are focused on addressing the rehabilitative needs of the child/youth as part of a treatment plan, and can be provided in coordination with treatment interventions by a licensed practitioner (e.g. OLP) or provider of community psychiatric support and treatment (CPST).

A group-living designed residential program which focuses on interventions necessary to address the specific functional and behavioral deficits which prevent residents from accessing generic housing. These interventions are goal-oriented, intensive, and usually of limited duration. Staff is on-site 24 hours/day. This is a type of Licensed Housing/Community Residential program for adults as defined in 14NYCRR595.

An Intensive Crisis Residence Program means a short-term, residential and treatment program, up to 28 days for individuals who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis, which includes acute escalation of mental health symptoms and do not pose likelihood of serious harm. This service is available to individuals 18 years and older. This program must be licensed under Part 589.