Mission
THE ORGANIZATION IS A COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1969. CONCEIVED AS A PROGRAM WHOSE FOCUS WAS ON CHILDREN, IT EVOLVED IN ITS PRACTICE TO UNDERSTAND THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF THE IMPACT OF FAMILY LIFE ON THE WELL BEING OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS. IN THE PAST QUARTER OF A CENTURY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS EMERGED AS A FAMILY APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. 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. ATTENTION TO THE COMPLEXITY OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE HAS GUIDED THE ORGANIZATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES ALONG A CONTINUUM THAT ADDRESSES NEEDS FROM OUR SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION MODELS TO A FULLY INTEGRATED TREATMENT MODEL.