GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK, January 2025 Family & Children’s Association (FCA), one of Long Island’s largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, recently received $265,000 in start-up funding from New York State to establish a new Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in Nassau and Suffolk counties. This funding, part of a $3.5 million start-up grant from the New York State Office of Mental Health, will establish 13 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics across the state, with six located downstate and seven upstate.”
“FCA is excited to have obtained this competitive funding. We extend our gratitude to New York State and eagerly anticipate meeting the increasing demand for integrated mental health and substance use disorder services for Long Islanders,” said FCA President and CEO Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds. “People often struggle with mental health conditions, substance use disorders and accessing health care simultaneously and they shouldn’t have to travel to three different locations to get complete care.”
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics provide comprehensive services and coordinate care across behavioral, physical health, and social service systems. These clinics ensure that everyone, no matter their financial situation, where they live, or their age, can access mental health and substance use services.
FCA currently runs two clinics located in Hempstead and Hicksville, serving individuals and families. By adding the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic designation, when completed, FCA can bridge the service gap for all Long Islanders. The designation is expected to be completed by July 1, 2025, and will provide care across one’s lifespan.
About FCA
FCA is a not-for-profit agency helping more than 35,000 Long Islanders each year. For over 140-years, the organization has worked to protect and strengthen vulnerable children, seniors, families, and communities on Long Island.
FCA believes in the potential of Long Island – a place where no child, senior, family or community is left to struggle alone with barriers to health care, education, employment, or economic prosperity. Long Island continues to be one of the greatest places in the world to live and raise a family for many; FCA exists to ensure that be the case for all.
