The Steuben County Community Mental Health Center (SCCMHC)
provides
a full range of outpatient mental health services available to the
residents
of Steuben County. It is a goal of the Center to assist individuals in
managing their lives and in interacting with the community in a
constructive
and beneficial manner. The Mental Health Center is certified by the New
York State Office of Mental Health and operates under the auspices
of the Steuben County Community Services Board and the Steuben County
Legislature.
The Center is administered by the Director of Community Services. The
Center
operates four offices located in Bath, Corning, Hornell and Wayland.
The
following programs and services are provided by the Center: Clinic
Treatment
provides diagnostic evaluation, emergency services (24 hours a day, 7
days
a week), psychological testing, case management, individual, group,
family,
marital, play, and chemo therapy, consultation to community agencies,
and
community education; Continuing Treatment specializes in rehabilitative
day programming for adults with an emphasis on community support
services;
On-Site Rehabilitation provides outreach services to the geriatric
population;
the Finger Lakes Parent
Network Inc.
provides group, individual, and
respite care services to seriously emotionally disturbed children and
their
families (this is a joint effort between the New
York State Office of Mental Health, the Elmira
Psychiatric Center, Pathways
Inc., and SCCMHC); the Family Centered ICM provides intensive case
management services to seriously emotionally disturbed children and
their
families; the Compeer
Program,
currently under development, will provide trained volunteers to
interact
with service recipients in a one-to-one friendship relationship.
Services
are developed and coordinated through a participatory planning process
which includes input from service recipients, family members of
recipients,
and providers of services. Since the Center receives State funding, a
plan
is submitted each year for State approval. Individuals receiving
services
are charged a fee scaled in accordance with their ability to pay. The
Center
accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and third party insurance. |