Mission
TEMPO GROUP, FOUNDED IN 1969, IS A COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION. CONCEIVED AS A PROGRAM WHOSE FOCUS WAS ON YOUTH AT RISK, IT EVOLVED IN ITS PRACTICE TO A FULL TREATMENT AND PREVENTION AGENCY SPECIALIZING IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING ISSUES. IN THE PAST HALF OF A CENTURY, TEMPO GROUP HAS DEVELOPED A FAMILY APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT MODEL. IT OPERATES A MEDICALLY SUPERVISED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORES OF NASSAU COUNTY. ITS SERVICES, PROVIDED BY GRADUATE TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING AS WELL AS MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.