*CONGREGATE TREATMENT PROGRAMS – Congregate Treatment Programs are certified by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The residences are staffed 24-hours per day. A Service Plan is collaboratively developed by the resident, staff and any other parties authorized by the resident. The Service Plan will identify a mutually agreed upon course of action, unique to that individual’s needs and choices. It will be designed to address the development and enhancement of community skills. To further enhance self-esteem, an emphasis is also placed on resident involvement in constructive activities outside the residential setting. Montgomery Transitional Services, Inc. operates three (3), ten (10) bed residences for adults who have a serious and persistent mental illness.
*TREATMENT APARTMENT PROGRAM: Treatment Apartments are certified by the New York State Office of Mental Health and provide residents with the highest level of independence in a certified program. In accordance with a collaboratively developed Service Plan, the program is intended to be the least restrictive certified step before the resident begins to live independently within the community. Montgomery Transitional Services operates a twenty-four bed Apartment Program for adults who have a serious and persistent mental illness. The apartments are located within Amsterdam, New York and accommodate one, two or three people. An emphasis is placed on increasing personal initiative and self-reliance. Staff make routine visits every week and a 24-hour on-call system may be utilized by the resident in case of an emergency.
*CHILDREN AND YOUTH COMMUNITY RESIDENCE – Children and Youth Community Residences are certified by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The residences are staffed 24-hours per day. In conjunction with an individually developed Service Plan: rehabilitation, educational and treatment services are identified. The intent is to facilitate successful functioning and integration into the: natural family, community, school or independent living situations, as appropriate. Montgomery Transitional Services operates an eight (8) bed Children and Youth Community Residence for children and adolescents, twelve (12) through eighteen (18) years of age, with a serious emotional disturbance.
*OASAS COMMUNITY RESIDENCE FOR WOMEN – An OASAS Community Residence is certified by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. This community residence is designed for women with a chemical dependence and provides supervised services while they are making the transition to abstinent living. This program is for women who are completing, or have completed, a course of treatment but are not yet ready for independent living, due to outstanding clinical issues or other unmet needs. MTS operates a twelve (12) bed OASAS Community Residence that has the ability to accommodate up to six (6) pre-school aged children who may reside at the community residence while their mother is receiving services.
*SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM –The Supported Housing Program is a non-certified Mental Health service offered to individuals who have a serious and persistent mental illness. Services are designed to facilitate individual choice in establishing and maintaining permanent housing within the community. The program affords adults, with a limited income, an opportunity to be availed: a safe and affordable apartment, furniture, linkages to community supports and advocacy. The program is available to individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older who have demonstrated the skills necessary to reside independently in the community.
*HOME BASED CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM – The Home Based Crisis Intervention Program is a Montgomery County funded initiative. The program targets children between the ages of five (5) and eighteen (18), who have any/or all of the following features: a mental illness, an emotional disturbance and/or behavioral difficulties. The goal of the program is to provide support to the family and the child in an effort to circumvent a placement of the child outside the home. The services that are provided are in alignment with an individually developed Service Plan.
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