CORTLAND COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH

FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

Family Support Services is:

• A program funded by the State Office of Mental Health, and offered by the Cortland County Mental Health Clinic, that serves the families of children and adolescents with serious emotional difficulties.
• Designed to provide supportive services that empower families and enhance their ability to care for their special-needs children in the home.
• A program that strongly encourages parental involvement and participation in all aspects of its program, including the development, monitoring and evaluation of services.

Family Support Services Offers:

A Flexible range of services that help to reduce stress, increase the family's level of functioning, and facilitates more effective parenting.

Family Support Services Offers The Following Services To Families:

• Respite Care Services:  Planned Drop-In, In-Home, One-on-One
• TEAM Parents Program:  Intensive In-Home Parenting Services
• Parent Information Exchange:   Support group that meets each Wednesday evening  (5:15- 6:45 pm)
• Parenting Classes: Offered every other Thursday morning (9:30 - 11:00 am)

Additional Services Include:

• Information and Referral Services
• Individual / Family Advocacy
• Supportive Counseling and Informal Case Management
• Family Recreational Events
• Crisis Intervention

For More Information, Please Contact:

Jamee Sobko, Family Support Services Director, at (607) 758-6110 x 228

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