Mission
THE SIMHS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHILDREN'S SERVICES PROVIDER AGENCY, FOUNDED IN 1895. OUR MISSION IS TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, ORGANIC, AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS; TO CREATE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF DISABILITY AND ADVANCE THE OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN; TO INCREASE OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSES AND TREATMENTS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND DEVELOPMENTAL IMPAIRMENT; AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND SUPPORT FOR, THE VALUE AND ABILITY OF OUR SERVICES. EACH YEAR WE SERVE ONE-IN-TEN STATEN ISLAND FAMILIES; WE TREAT OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS; WE CONDUCT 232,000 CHILD AND FAMILY EVALUATION AND TREATMENT SESSIONS; WE DELIVER SERVICES AT 21 SITES, BY 300 PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF; AND OUR VOLUNTEERS DONATE OVER 50,000 HOURS OF SERVICE.