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GET TO KNOW ASTOR PROGRAM AND SERVICE OVERVIEW

Founded in 1953

Astor Services For Children & Families is a community-based, non-profit organization that provides mental and behavioral health and education services for children and families in New York. Headquartered about 80 miles north of New York City in Rhinebeck, New York, Astor provides services throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley region and the Bronx.

Because every child deserves a childhood. Photo by Bryan Firestone

Yvette Bairan

Through a wide variety of premier quality mental health and educational services, Astor provides support for pre-schoolers, children with behavioral and emotional health needs, children at risk of placement in foster care and families that need assistance in developing the skills necessary to provide support and guidance to their children in an environment filled with increasing challenges.

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Astor currently serves more than 10,000 children each year through its prevention, early childhood, special education, community behavioral health and residential treatment programs.

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Astor offers a full continuum of in-home, communitybased, and site-based services that promote the well-being of children, adolescents, and families.

Learn more about Astor Adolescent Partial Hospitalization....................................................... 15 Astor Learning Center ................................................................................1 Care Management .......................................................................................7 Community-Based Behavioral Health & Prevention Services........5 Day Treatment Program........................................................................... 12 Enhanced Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative.................... 11 Expressive Arts Program......................................................................... 25 Family Therapy and Support Services................................................ 16 Head Start & Early Childhood..................................................................2 Home-Based Crisis Intervention............................................................ 13 Juvenile Risk Intervention Services Coordination.......................... 17 Lawrence F. Hickey Center........................................................................3 Outpatient Clinics........................................................................................ 6 Prevention Services......................................................................................8 Residential Treatment..................................................................................1 School-Based Behavioral Health & Training Program.................... 9 SYNC - Serving Youth in Their Community......................................10 Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program ...............................20 Therapeutic Transitions Program ......................................................... 19 Transitions Program .................................................................................. 18 Vocational Case Management ............................................................. 22

The Residence in Rhinebeck, NY

Residential Treatment & Astor Learning Center Established in 1953, Astor’s Residential Programs benefit children ages 5–13 who face emotional, psychological and learning challenges that make it difficult for them to experience the simple everyday pleasures of being a child. Children who are in residence at the Agency’s treatment programs in Rhinebeck, NY are enrolled in the Special Education Program operated by The Astor Learning Center,

which was incorporated in 1980 as a state-approved private school for children with emotional problems. The Astor Learning Center was designated as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education and provides clinical treatment and education to children 5-14 years with serious behavioral difficulties in a school setting.

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Head Start & Early Childhood Programs Since 1978, Astor has been a leader in the field of Early Childhood Development. Astor offers Head Start and Early Childhood programs in the Hudson Valley serving low-income families and children with disabilities up to age five.

The program promotes school readiness and enhances a child’s cognitive, social, and emotional development. Astor offers Special Education services and Therapeutic Preschool for children with significant needs in social and emotional skills.

Read more about our Early Childhood Centers located in Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Millerton, Mt. Alvernia, Red Hook, Wingdale.

The Lawrence F. Hickey Center The Hickey Center is known locally as “Little Red Schoolhouse.”

The Lawrence F. Hickey Center is a therapeutic nursery school in the Bronx located at 4010 Dyre Avenue. The Hickey Center serves children with behavioral and emotional challenges and offers a ratio of one teacher and two teaching aides to each 8 students. Learn more about the The Lawrence F. Hickey Center 3

Community-Based Behavioral Health & Prevention Services When a child experiences emotional or behavioral difficulties at home, in school or in the community, a parent may look to Astor’s CommunityBased Behavioral Health & Prevention Services in the Hudson Valley and the Bronx for support and assistance. Through a variety of specialty programs, our staff helps children,

parents, siblings and extended families cope with the strain and constant worry; and when necessary, they help to address serious issues of sexual and physical abuse, neglect, domestic violence and substance abuse. Astor develops individualized prevention, education and support to families through our clinics, in their homes, and in school settings.

Outpatient Clinics Astor’s clinics provide counseling, psychiatric services, and family advocacy to youth up to age 26 and their families. Some of Astor’s clinic treat parents/ caregivers of the children served. Our team includes child psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, mental health counselors, and family advocates. Astor has clinics in the Bronx and Hudson Valley. For a full list of locations, visit Bronx locations | Hudson Valley locations 6

Care Management Care Management links, supports and oversees access to community services a child and family may need to improve overall health. A Care Manager facilitates communication between the family, medical staff and social workers assisting in navigating the healthcare and human

services, combining all services into one clear and simple plan. Astor’s Heath Homes Care Coordination program provides Care Management services to children in nine Hudson Valley Counties (Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, Columbia, Sullivan, Greene, Delaware), and the Bronx.

Learn more about Care Management in The Bronx and Hudson Valley 7

Prevention Services Prevention services help children and families stay together.

Astor’s Prevention program helps keep families together and children safe through a provision of home-based skill building and crisis intervention services. The program serves parents who have children at risk of foster care placement. An interdisciplinary team works to keep families together safely. Learn more about Prevention Services in The Bronx and Hudson Valley.

School-Based Behavioral Health and Training Program Astor’s school-based clinics provides skill building, treatment, case management and other support services for children and their families in their local school. This program is designed to impact the entire school including: Assessment, Training/Education, Identification and referrals. Learn more about School-Based Behavioral Health & Training Programs The Bronx and Hudson Valley 9

SYNC Program

(Serving Youth in Their Community) SYNC offers an array of services which can be provided in a youth’s home, school, and other communitybased locations.

their communities and current school placements through early intervention thereby avoiding more intensive and even out-of-home treatments.

These services are tailored to meet the behavioral and emotional health needs of each child. In partnership with families, SYNC is dedicated to keeping children with behavioral health difficulties in

Through supportive skillbuilding and clinical services, SYNC helps to build a strong foundation so that youth and families can be active and productive members of their communities.

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Enhanced Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative Enhanced Coordinated Children’s Services Inititative is a process that seeks to prevent out-of-home placement for children between the ages of 0-18 residing in Dutchess County, NY. ECCSI facilitates collaboration be-tween families and service providers in order to strengthen the family and meet each family’s unique needs. Learn more about the SYNC Program in the Hudson Valley. 11

Day Treatment Program Day Treatment (DT) is a highly structured, schoolbased treatment program that provides mental health and educational services to children and those obtaining their high school equivalency with serious emotional and behavioral issues. The DT inter-disciplinary team of trained professionals provides a nurturing and

supportive environment for children who have difficulty learning in a regular day-today school setting. The Day Treatment Program is committed to helping students succeed in school, home and community. Our successes are due to the level of integration of the educational and mental health services within the program.

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Home-Based Crisis Intervention Day Treatment (HBCI) Astor’s Home-Based Crisis Intervention Program (HBCI) is designed to prevent psychiatric hospitalization or out of home placement for youth, 18 years or younger, living in Dutchess or Ulster counties. HBCI is an intensive, short-term crisis intervention and family therapy program that includes Home-based Assessment & Treatment Planning, Psycho-education, Family & Individual Therapy, Case Management & Referral Services. Learn more about our Home-Based Crisis Intervention Day Treatment available in the Hudson Valley. 13

“Astor gave me a new chance at being a child.” Tamara Marquez-Rodriguez

Adolescent Partial Hospitalization The Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program provides an intensive therapeutic treatment to youth ages 11 to 18. The program is designed to keep adolescents in the community and prevent psychiatric inpatient hospitalization.

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Family Therapy & Support Services The Family Therapy and Support Services Program provides treatment to youth with psychiatric, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges. The target population includes youth adjudicated as Juvenile Delinquent (JD), Persons in need of supervision (PINS), those at risk of out-of-home placement, and youth in a diversion program to avoid PINS and/or out-of-home placement. Learn more about Astor’s Family Therapy in the Hudson Valley. 16

Juvenile Risk Intervention Services Coordination Juvenile Risk Intervention Services Coordination (J-RISC) is a community-based service offered in Dutchess County. The program offers Functional Family Therapy to youth who are identified as high-risk for Family Court involvement and/or juvenile detention or placement.

assigned youth, a Probation employed Case Manager, and an Astor clinician specifically trained in Functional Family Therapy.

The team includes a Probation Officer dedicated to the J-RISC Learn more about the Juvenile Risk Intervention Services Coordination in the Hudson Valley. 17

Transitions Program Transitions is a Bronx-based program that provides services to school-aged youth, 4-18 years old, who exhibit behavioral difficulties. Each year, Transitions serves more than 200 students for an average of two years each. The goal is to collaborate with students and families to achieve a better educational understanding, positive opportunities, and graduate high school. Learn more about the Transitions Program in The Bronx. 18

Therapeutic Transitions Program Therapeutic Transitions Program (TPP) is a short-term educational and clinical program for students in grades 7-12 experiencing mental health trauma or crisis requiring hospitalization or are at risk of hospitalization.

Enrollment is 4 weeks with an extension available. Available in the Hudson Valley.

The Therapeutic Transitions Program is provided in collaboration with Astor Services for Children and Families, Ulster BOCES, and local school districts. Learn more about Astor’s Family Therapy in the Hudson Valley. 19

Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program Therapeutic Foster Care combines the best of traditional foster care with a progressive model that creates a supportive therapeutic environment for the child. This is an ideal step-down program for a child in residential care. Children are placed in homes to avoid placement in a more restrictive environment. The TFBH Program staff recruit, screen, train, and provide ongoing support for foster parents throughout the duration of the placement. Learn more about Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program in the Hudson Valley. 20

Vocational Case Management Program Vocational Management Program is a program designed to assist Dutchess County youth with significant emotional challenges between the ages of 18-26 in transitioning into the workforce. The program teaches job-readiness skills so one can begin looking for employment. Learn more about the Vocational Case Management Program in the Hudson Valley.

Because every child deserves a childhood.

All of the artwork in this booklet was created by children in Astor’s Expressive Arts Program. 24

Expressive Arts Program For more than 30 years, Astor has used art to aide in the healing of traumatized children in our Rhinebeck facility. Astor’s Expressive Arts Program encourages children to enter a creative space where they receive guidance and artistic support to “say” what cannot always be said with words. Without inhibitions, the kids enter the studio for an exciting experience. Children are able to build their confidence with painting, as well as share their thoughts and feelings pertaining to their day. The children begin with a blank canvas and the paint strokes start a dialogue. The ongoing effort becomes a powerful relationship with art and individual self-expression. Learn more about Astor’s Expressive Arts Program. 25

Program Locations Bronx Locations Care Management Bronx Care Management 750 Tilden Street Bronx NY 10467 Counseling Centers Astor Shakespeare Outpatient Clinic 1419 Shakespeare Avenue Bronx, NY 10452 Ogden Avenue Outpatient Clinic 1457 Ogden Avenue Bronx, NY 10452 Tilden Street Outpatient Clinic 750 Tilden Street Bronx NY 10467 Day Treatment East Tremont Day Treatment 516 East Tremont Avenue Bronx, NY 10457

PS 352 @MS 201 730 Byron Avenue Bronx, NY 10474

East Bronx Academy AIDP HS 1716 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10460

Therapeutic Preschool

Fannie Lou Hammer 1021 Jennings Street Bronx, NY 10460

Lawrence F. Hickey Center “Little Red Schoolhouse” 4010 Dyre Avenue Bronx, NY 10466 Prevention Prevention Services 750 Tilden Street Bronx NY 10467

JHS 080 149 E. Mosholu Parkway Bronx, NY 10467 Jill Chaifetz Transfer HS 778 Forest Avenue Bronx, NY 10456

School-Based Behavioral Health Treatment (SBBHT)

Metropolitan HS 1180 Reverend J. Polite Avenue Bronx, NY 10459

Bronx Leadership Academy HS 1710 Webster Avenue Bronx, NY 10457

Richard R. Green Campus 3710 Barnes Avenue Bronx, NY 10467

CS 55 (Sync) 450 St. Pauls Place Bronx, NY 10456

P.S. 83 - Donald Hertz School 950 Rhinelander Avenue Bronx, NY 10462

P.S. 595 700 E. 179th Street Bronx, NY 10457

The Highbridge Green School 200 W 167th Street Bronx, NY 10452

Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies HS 1110 Boston Road Bronx, NY 10456 Mott Hall MS / Urban Campus 650 Hollywood Avenue Bronx, NY 10465 MS 391 2225 Webster Avenue Bronx, NY 10457 IS 190/PS 61 - Francisco Oller 1550 Crotona Park East Bronx, NY 10460 New Millenium / Urban Science Academy M.S. 1000 Teller Avenue Bronx, NY 10456 PS 112 Bronxwood 1925 Schieffelin Avenue Bronx, NY 10466 PS 154 (SYNC) 333 East 135th Street Bronx, NY 10454

JHS 118 577 East 179th Street Bronx, NY 10457

JHS 131 885 Bolton Avenue Bronx, NY 10473

MS 22 / MS 33 270 E. 167th Street Bronx, NY 10456 Bronx Early College Academy 250 E. 164th Street Bronx, NY 10456

School Response Team

Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program

MS 129 2055 Mapes Avenue Bronx, NY 10460

Partial Hospitalization 205 South Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

MS X101 2750 Lafayette Avenue Bronx, NY 10465

Astor Learning Center Astor Learning Center (ALC) 6339 Mill Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572

MS 390 1930 Andrews Avenue Bronx, NY 10453 PS 333/335 888 Rev. J.A. Polite Avenue Bronx, NY 10469 PS 42 1537 Washington Avenue Bronx, NY 10457 Mott Hall V High School 1551 East 172nd Street Bronx, NY 10472 Eagle Academy for Young Men 4143 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10457

MS 127 / Castle Hill Middle School 1560 Purdy Street Bronx, NY 10462 Serving Youth iN Their Community (SYNC) Serving Youth iN Their Communities (SYNC) 750 Tilden Street Bronx, NY 10467 Transitions Transitions Program 750 Tilden Street Bronx, NY 10467

Hudson Valley Locations

Care Management Program (Health Homes) Hudson Valley Care Management 46 Lincoln Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Counseling Centers Beacon Outpatient Clinic 223 Main Street Beacon, NY 12508 Dover Outpatient Clinic 6423 Route 55 Wingdale, NY 12594

Hyde Park Outpatient Clinic 7 Pine Woods Road, Suite 7 Hyde Park, NY 12538 Rhinebeck Outpatient Clinic 187 E. Market Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Poughkeepsie Outpatient Clinic 46 Lincoln Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Ellenville Outpatient Clinic Trudy Resnick Farber Bldg. 50 Center Street Ellenville, NY 12428 Kingston Outpatient Clinic 239 Golden Hill Drive, Ste 1001 Kingston, NY 12401 New Paltz Outpatient Clinic 137 N Chestnut Street New Paltz, NY 12561 Premier Medical Group – Pediatric Division (Satellite) 1 Webster Avenue, Suite 302 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Caremount Medical Kingston Campus (Satellite) 1561 Ulster Avenue Lake Katrine, NY 12449

Day Treatment Adolescent Day Treatment /Intensive Day Treatment 900 Dutchess Tpke. Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 ADT Middle School Satellite 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Enhanced Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative (ECCSI) ECCSI 205 South Avenue, Ste. 103 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Family Therapy & Support Services Family Therapy & Support Services 390 Crystal Run Road Middletown, NY 10941 Dutchess Head Start Early Childhood Programs Beacon Head Start Center 29 Willow Street Beacon, NY 12508 Millerton Head Start Center 11 Park Street Millerton, NY 12546

Mt. Alvernia Head Start Center 136 Sheafe Road Wappingers, NY 12590 Poughkeepsie Head Start Center 50 Delafield Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Red Hook Head Start Center 9 Mill Road Red Hook, NY 12571 Wingdale Head Start Center 6423 State Route 55 Wingdale, NY 12594 Home-Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) Home-Based Crisis Intervention Program 205 South Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Home-Based Crisis Intervention Program 137 N Chestnut Street New Paltz, NY 12561

Prevention/Intensive Home Based Services Prevention/Intensive Home Based Services 205 South Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Probation Based Services (J-RISC) Juvenile Risk Intervention Services Coordination (J-RISC) Dutchess County Family Court Unit Probation Officers refer potential cases to J-RISC. Residential Programs Astor Residential Treatment Center (RTC) 6339 Mill Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Astor Residential Facility (RTF) 6339 Mill Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572 School-Based Behavioral Health & Training (SBBHT) Cold Spring Elementary School 358 Homan Road Stanfordville, NY 12581

Stissing Mountain High School 3731 State Route 199 Pine Plains, NY 12567 Seymour Smith Elementary School 41 Academy Street Pine Plains, NY 12567 George Washington Elementary School 67 Wall Street Kingston, NY 12401 J. Watson Bailey Middle School 118 Merilina Avenue Kingston, NY 12401 M. Clifford Miller Middle School 65 Fording Place Road Lake Katrine, NY 12449 Kingston High School 403 Broadway Kingston, NY 12401 Millbrook Middle School Alden Place Millbrook, NY 12545

Serving Youth iN Their Communities (SYNC) SYNC-N 205 South Avenue, Ste. 201 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 SYNC-N 5031 Route 9W Newburgh, NY 12550 SYNC-N 390 Crystal Run Road Middletown, NY 10941 Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program 390 Crystal Run Road Middletown, NY 10941 Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program 205 South Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Therapeutic Transitions Program Therapeutic Transitions Program (TTP) 319 Broadway (Rt. 9W) Port Ewen, NY 12466

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