Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial Inc

ANDRUS NURTURES SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL -BEING IN CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY DELIVERING A BROAD RANGE OF VITAL SERVICES AND BY PROVIDING RESEARCH, (SEE SCH O)

CAMPUS - OUR CAMPUS OPERATES ON A 110-ACRE CAMPUS LOCATED ON THE YONKERS/HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON BORDER. THE CAMPUS DIVISION CONSISTS OF TWO MAJOR PROGRAMS: - RESIDENTIAL - SPECIAL EDUCATION/DAY TREATMENT 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 BY SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SOME OF OUR RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS ARE PLACED BY THE DEPARTMENT 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, 100 CHILDREN WERE SERVED BY OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AND 91 CHILDREN WERE SERVED BY OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION/ DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM.

THE SANCTUARY INSTITUTE

OUR OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM OFFERS OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND ASSESSMENTS; INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY (INCLUDING NUMEROUS EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS); FAMILY ENGAGEMENT; TELEHEALTH; CRISIS INTERVENTION; PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING; CASE MANAGEMENT; AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. SERVICES AT OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS 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. - CARE MANAGEMENT: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING IN FAMILY SHELTERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. - 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 THREE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTERS IN PEEKSKILL, WHITE PLAINS, AND YONKERS. INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN ACCESS SCREENING FOR ELIGIBILITY THROUGH OPEN-ACCESS AND SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS. SCHOOLS SERVICES AT OUR 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 FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, INCLUDING 2 BOCES PROGRAMS, 10 SCHOOLS IN YONKERS, 3 SCHOOLS IN PEEKSKILL, 6 SCHOOLS IN LAKELAND, 6 SCHOOLS IN OSSINING, AND 7 SCHOOLS IN WHITE PLAINS. COMMUNITY SERVICES: WELLNESS PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND REFERRALS ARE PROVIDED TO ALL RESIDENTS IN THREE WESTCHESTER COUNTY FAMILY SHELTERS. THE POPULATION SERVED BY OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTERS LIVES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITIES AND IS 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, 3,000 CHILDREN AND 1,000 ADULTS WERE SERVED.

ANDRUS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTERS PROVIDE A RANGE OF HEALTH-PROMOTING, SCHOOL READINESS, PARENT EDUCATION, AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT 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 SUPPORTS, AND EARLY CHILDCARE. THE MAJORITY OF THE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED VIRTUALLY DURING THE YEAR, DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. - 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 123 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 54 FAMILIES AND 108 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 391 CHILDREN. - CHILDREN AND FAMILY TREATMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (CFTSS), ALSO KNOWN AS THE HEART PROGRAM, 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 29 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. IN TOTAL, 622 CHILDREN WERE SERVED.