September is National Recovery Month. FCA's Addiction Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery Division looks back and shares account of perseverance and recovery in order inspire and motivate others like these individuals mentioned here.
FCA's Family First, a clinical division of FCA, provides mental health services to students in the North Shore School District. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these services are more critical now than ever. Aside from providing increased mental health…
B.R., diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, became pregnant at 17 and sought a safe haven to help her transition into motherhood. She met regularly with FCA’s HCBS providers and her private therapist to identify past…
Melody, a youth in our Project Independence (PI) Nassau program, was named Student of the Month at New York Institute of Beauty! She was interviewed for a story on the school’s website, discussing her desire to be a role model for her sister, the time she…
Cristina is an undocumented Hispanic woman who has been taking care of her 9 year old son who has autism and her mother who has Alzheimer’s Disease. When we first met Cristina in early July, she had never reached out for any assistance before for fear…
The mission of the HCBS program is to provide home and community-based services to children between 5 and 21 years of age who face the likelihood of residential placement or hospitalization due to a serious emotional disturbance (SED).