HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE INC

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICESOUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC IS THE LARGEST OUTPATIENT SERVICE PROVIDER FOR ASIAN AMERICANS ON THE EAST COAST AND THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR MENU OF SERVICES, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN 11 ASIAN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS, INCLUDE: INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, FAMILY, AND GROUP THERAPY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS/DAY TREATMENT; PSYCHIATRIC TESTING, EVALUATION AND TREATMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; SHORT TERM CONSULTATION; PERSONALIZED RECOVERY ORIENTED SERVICES (PROS); 24-HOUR TELEPHONE EMERGENCY LINE; BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PLANNING; AMBULATORY DETOXIFICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; FOLLOW UP BY REGISTERED NURSE; ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION; RELAPSE PREVENTION; D.U.I. EVALUATION AND TREATMENT; PROBLEM GAMBLING TREATMENT AND PREVENTION; AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SOCIAL WORK, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND PSYCHOLOGY, INCLUDING APA-ACCREDITATION SINCE 2015 FOR DOCTORAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS WITH GRACIE SQUARE HOSPITAL.HIGHLIGHTS: HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE HAS OPERATED "CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND CLINIC TREATMENT" ("CONNECT") SINCE JANUARY 2022, EXTENDING CLINICAL SERVICES INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE TO ADD AN EXTRA LAYER OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTS CLIENTS TO GAIN RAPID ACCESS TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL SERVICES. THE CONNECT PROGRAM HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN EXTENDING OUR ROBUST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO THE COMMUNITY, ALLOWING US TO REACH MORE NEIGHBORS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WHETHER AT LOCAL PARKS, SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS OR TO THE HOMEBOUND -- TO ADMINISTER TREATMENT SUCH AS PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT, COUNSELING, LONG-ACTING PSYCHIATRIC INJECTIONS, AND ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, SHELTER AND ALL ASPECTS OF CASE MANAGEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, PEER ADVOCACY SERVICES WERE ADDED TO THE ARTICLE 32 OUTPATIENT ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES (ASIAN AMERICAN RECOVERY SERVICES) TO IMPROVE OUTREACH AND OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONFOR MORE THAN 65 YEARS HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE (HMH) HAS BEEN OPERATING LOW- OR NO-COST EARLY CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN TWO MONTHS AND SIX YEARS OF AGE. BEGINNING IN THE LATE 1950S, LED BY SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, HMH OPERATES CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN THE NYCHA ALFRED E. SMITH HOUSES AT 50 MADISON STREET. TODAY, HMH OPERATES A CHILDCARE PROGRAM AND TWO HEAD START / PRE-K-FOR-ALL PROGRAMS ACROSS THREE LOCATIONS IN CHINATOWN / THE LOWER EAST SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, HMH MANAGES AN EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF FAMILY CHILD CARE IN THE HOMES OF CERTIFIED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN. AS OF JULY 2024, HMH OFFERS AN EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM FOR CHINATOWN / THE LOWER EAST SIDE, WHICH PROVIDES INTENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS UNDER THE AGE OF 3. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN, AND TO ENABLE THEIR PARENTS TO FULFILL THEIR ROLES AS PARENTS AND TO MOVE TOWARDS SELF SUFFICIENCY. THIS PREPARES THE CHILDREN FOR CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND EVENTUAL SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.HIGHLIGHTS: EXTENDED VARIOUS FORMS OF SUPPORTS TO PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HEALTH SERVICES, NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE, AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES.