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AIDS Mental Health Services

 

Program Description

Counseling services are provided to children whose parents have AIDS. The purpose is to promote positive child development and emotional well being in children as well as to empower families to provide a nurturing and safe haven for children to grow and mature. The treatment is child centered family focused, strength-based and culturally competent. We are a community based agency that offers a continuum of quality outpatient behavioral health services to children under the age of 18 and their families. It includes: 1. Psychotherapy: The Center provides individual, family, and group therapy to its clients. 2. Diagnostic Evaluation: Psychiatric Evaluations and psychological testing are available to children actively engaged in treatment. 3. Advocacy: Outpatient therapists advocate for families in order to help them overcome or confront barriers to better education, housing, health or other social/human needs. In order to increase access to care, therapists provide treatment at three clinic sites- in Bridgeport, Stratford, and Fairfield as well as in various community settings in Bridgeport such as schools and community centers.

Program Eligibility

Services are available to any affected or infected child under the age of 18 whose parents have HIV/AIDS who resides in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford, Trumbull, Monroe and Easton. Children under the age of 18 years old will be admitted for treatment following an intake screening by telephone or in person. Children and their families are eligible regardless of race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, disabilities or ethnic origin. A child in need of immediate hospitalization will be referred to our Crisis Program.

Accessing Service:

Requests for services can be made by parents, school personnel, physicians, as well as adolescents. Families are scheduled for an initial evaluation which is followed by treatment.

Client Fee

Fee for services are based on a sliding scale, although no services are denied because of inability to pay. The program accepts Medicaid and several commercial insurance. Please call to confirm insurance coverage.