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Child Advocacy Center
Clinton County
46 Arizona Ave.
Plattsburgh,
NY 12901
A CAC brings a multidisciplinary team approach by providing a non-threatening, child-focused environment where investigations, evaluations, treatment, and prosecution of child sexual and/or physical abuse cases are conducted by team members and where appropriate supportive services to victims and their non-offending family members are provided.
Domestic Violence
Behavioral Health Services North, Inc.
159 Margaret St., Suite 201
Plattsburgh,
NY 12901
Residential and/or non-residential services.
Healthy Families New York
Behavioral Health Services North, Inc.
22 US Oval, Suite 218
Plattsburgh,
NY 12903
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) targets expectant parents and parents with an infant less than three months of age who have characteristics that place them at high risk for child abuse or neglect and live in vulnerable communities marked by high rates of poverty, infant mortality, and teen pregnancy. Healthy Families New York (HFNY)’s home visitors provide families with support, education, and linkages to community services.
Behavioral Health Services North, Inc.
22 US Oval, Suite 218
Plattsburgh,
NY 12903
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) targets expectant parents and parents with an infant less than three months of age who have characteristics that place them at high risk for child abuse or neglect and live in vulnerable communities marked by high rates of poverty, infant mortality, and teen pregnancy. Healthy Families New York (HFNY)’s home visitors provide families with support, education, and linkages to community services.
Healthy Families New York - Home Visiting
Behavioral Health Services North
22 US Oval, Suite 218
Plattsburgh,
NY 12903
HFNY targets expectant parents and parents with an infant less than three months of age who have characteristics that place them at high risk for child abuse or neglect and live in vulnerable communities marked by high rates of poverty, infant mortality, and teen pregnancy. HFNY’s home visitors provide families with support, education, and linkages to community services.
Kinship
Kinship Navigator Program Catholic Family Center
87 N. Clinton Ave.
Rochester,
NY 14604
Assists Kinship caregivers, and children in their care, in gaining access to information and community support services. Any caregiver residing in the State is able to utilize the toll-free phone line or website to identify Kinship care related services in their home locale. In addition, Kinship specialists are available to assess caregiver needs and develop a plan of action.
Prevention
Child Care Coordinating Council Of The North Country, Inc.
194 US Oval, PO Box 2640
Plattsburgh,
NY 12901
The Council oversees three Family Resource Centers in Plattsburgh, Malone, and Tupper Lake known as the Adirondack Family Resource Center Network. These centers offer families with young children a broad array of resources and programs to support families including parenting education and support groups, parent-child playgroups, developmental screenings, services for parents of children with special needs, and information and referrals. Parenting education classes offered at the Centers occur in 10-12-week sessions and teach the Incredible Years and the Nurturing Parent Program, which are both Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) approved, evidence-based curricula.
Prevent Child Abuse NY - Parent Helpline
4 Global View
Troy,
NY 12180
Regional Child Abuse Prevention Initiatives utilizing the Protective Factors Framework training and convening cross-systems coalitions in four communities. Parent Information and Resource Center, including the Parent Helpline that assists parents/caregivers through calls, emails, and in-person requests, and website searches. Enough Abuse Campaign to reduce child sexual abuse. PCANY began as the Standard of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support (SOQ) trainer for the New York State Family Support Network (NYSFSN) during this past year. All of these activities include a parent leadership/engagement component.