Child and Family Services

/ Steven Mezzadri

Hegira Health, Inc. offers a variety of specialty treatment services designed to meet the unique needs of each child and family. The Children’s Outpatient Services (COS) clinic specializes in the treatment of psychiatric disorders of childhood and adolescence. Our comprehensive continuum of services meets the broad range of needs facing children and their caregivers.

Traditional Outpatient

  • Comprehensive Assessment
  • Individual, Group and Family Treatment
  • Integrated Substance Abuse/Mental Health Treatment
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Medication Management
  • Psychological Testing
  • Targeted Care Management
  • Family Support and Education
  • Linkage and Coordination of Community Resources and Natural Supports
  • Aftercare Planning and Referral

Home-Based

The Home-Based program delivers services to families in their homes in order to achieve permanence for children, while maintaining and strengthening the family integrity. Home-Based services are available to children/families that require ongoing access to a continuum of behavioral healthcare services.

  • In-Home Services
  • Crisis Intervention
  • 24/hour Telephone Support
  • Care Coordination
  • Integration of Community Supports
  • Individualized Assessment and Treatment Planning
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Medication Management
  • Play Therapy
  • Art Therapy
  • Coordination of Natural Supports
  • Aftercare Planning and Referral

Infant Mental Health

Infant Mental Health (IMH) services help families of children ages 0-3 who experience special challenges related to the child. IMH provides home-based parent/infant support and intervention services to families where the parent(s) condition, life circumstances or characteristics of the infant threaten parent/infant attachment and the consequent social, emotional, behavioral and cognitive development of the child. IMH is an evidence-based model of care that has been shown to reduce the incidence and prevalence of abuse, neglect, developmental delay and behavior disorder.  

  • Weekly Face-to-Face Contact
  • In-Home Services
  • Developmental Assessment
  • Family Support and Education
  • 24/hour Telephone Support
  • Encouragement and Guidance on Developing Healthy Relationships
  • Support Resolving Crises
  • Linkage to Community Resources
  • Individualized Assessment and Treatment Planning
  • Aftercare Planning and Referral

Autism & Developmental Disabilities

Our program for Autism & Developmental Disabilities provides services to children ages 0-18 who have been diagnosed with Autism, cognitive impairment or other developmental disability. Services are provided onsite and in the community.

  • Supports Coordination
  • Individual, Group and Family Therapy
  • Rethink Autism: Applied Behavioral Analysis
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Individualized Goal Setting
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Medication Management
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Advocacy
  • Transition Planning
  • Guardianship Assistance

Wraparound

Wraparound is an intensive, holistic method of engaging children, youth and families with complex needs so that they can live in their homes and communities and realize their hopes and dreams. Wraparound is a process that is unique to each family, but with some shared elements:  

  • A Wraparound Facilitator is assigned to each family
  • In-Home Services
  • Community-Based Services
  • Family Support and Education
  • 24/hour Telephone Support
  • Individualized Goal Setting
  • Strength-Based Approach
  • Peer Support
  • Integration of Community Supports and Services
  • Aftercare Planning and Referral

http://www.hegirahealth.org/

Pre-Admission for information about programs and services: 734-793-5026