Mental Health Outpatient Services
Whether it be the stresses of everyday life or serious, long-term disturbances, numerous Long Islanders need help coping with emotional difficulties. Catholic Charities helps steady their lives, reducing emotional pain and improving general well-being. As an alternative to institutional care, Catholic Charities provides therapy with case management and support services at two community-based Mental Health Clinics in Suffolk County. Services include individual and group therapy, case management as well as prescribing and managing medications. Services are available to children, adolescents, and adults and both clinics have the capacity to treat in Spanish.
Eligibility and Fees
Diagnosis of a mental illness. Priority given to seriously and persistently mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children. Our clinics accept Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare, most third-party commercial insurances, as well as offer a sliding scale fee in limited circumstances.
Mental Health Residential Services
Catholic Charities provides safe, dignified, and structured residential options to adults struggling with mental illness. All residential programs help clients acquire social and independent living skills and promote self-sufficiency and social connectedness.
Siena Residence
Siena Residence provides housing and supportive services for 12 adults with chronic mental illness in a stable environment in which each client works with a primary counselor to set goals and work toward them. The counselor will assist and support the client in pursuing employment, job training, independent housing, medication management, socialization, and other goals and activities.
Project Independence and Project Veterans Independence
This supported housing effort assists homeless individuals and families who are coping with mental illness and substance abuse and living independently within their communities. We help find appropriate housing and offer ongoing counseling and support to maintain treatment all with the goal of stabilizing lives and moving toward self-sufficiency.
Eligibility and Fees
Adults 18 and over who have been diagnosed with a mental illness are eligible for Siena Residence and Medicaid is billed for a client’s stay.
Project Independence and Veterans Independence housing is available for individuals and families who are homeless or facing the possibility of homelessness with mental health or substance abuse problems. As per HUD guidelines program participants pay a monthly rent which is calculated upon 30% of all forms of household, monthly income including employment, SSI/SSD, child support, etc.
