This list of local programs and services is maintained by the Tappan Zee High School Mental Health Team as a resource for families. Please note that neither the organizations nor their websites are managed or monitored by the South Orangetown Central School District.

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Crisis
Counseling & Mental Health
Social Services
Substance Use

CRISIS 

If you believe that you or your child is in crisis and needs immediate assistance, call 911.

Behavioral Health Response Team
24-Hour Hotline: (845) 517-0400
24/7 mental health outreach services offered through Rockland Paramedic Services.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
24-Hour Hotline: 988

Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 in the US

The Trevor Project for LGBTQ Youth
24-Hour Hotline:  1 (866) 588-7386

Love is Respect
This 24 hour text service is a project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Loveisrespect works toward preventing and ending abusive relationships among teenagers.
866-331-9474: text LOVEIS to 22522

Center for Safety & Change
9 Johnsons Lane, New City, New York 10956
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (845) 634-3344
(845) 634-3391 | info@centersc.org | http://www.centerforsafetyandchange.org
Provides support services, including emergency shelter, for women and children impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault. Satellite offices at St. Thomas Aquinas College and Dominican College.

COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH

CANDLE Center at Tappan Zee High School
Lois Ross, MSW and Ron Garzia
Walk-in hours, Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:00–5:30 pm
http://www.candlerockland.org

Center for Applied Psychology at Bikur Cholim
25 Robert Pitt Drive, Suite 101, Monsey, NY 10952
(845) 425-5252

Frawley Mental Health Outpatient Clinic at Good Samaritan Hospital
3 Campbell Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901
(845) 368-5222

Hudson Valley Center for Cognitive Therapy
421 North Highland Avenue, Upper Nyack, NY 10960
(845) 353-3399 | http://www.hvcct.com/wordpress/
Provides individual, couple and family therapy, psychological testing and provider education.

Mental Health Association of Rockland County
Kathy Abramson, Family Peer Advocate Supervisor
(845) 267-2172 x278 | abramsonk@mharockland.org | http://www.mharockland.org
Offers support groups and services for teens and parents.

Mental Health Association (MHA) of Westchester
BOCES Educational Resource Center (BERC) Office: 131 North Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960
(914) 345-0700 x7350 | http://www.mhawestchester.org
Provides advocacy, community education and direct care services.

New Fronteras
Edwardo J. Rodriguez, PhD, LMHC, Executive Director
PO Box 322, Nanuet, NY 10954
(845) 675-7596 | http://www.newfronteras.net
Provides counseling, psychotherapy and behavioral consulting services. Bilingual counselors are available.

NAMI of Rockland
Rockland Psychiatric Center, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962
Helpline: (845) 359-8787 | http://www.namirockland.org
Offers parent support groups, mental health education and family peer support.

Partnership for Safe Youth
BOCES Educational Resource Center (BERC)
131 N. Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960
(845) 405-4180 | http://www.rocklandboces.org/collaboratives/rockland-county-partnership-for-safe-youth/
Provides a continuum of behavioral health, social services and educational support to Rockland County children and teenagers who are struggling academically, socially and emotionally. An interdisciplinary team of highly-trained, multilingual experts from the Rockland County Department of Mental Health, the Rockland County Department of Social Services, the Rockland County Department of Probation, the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office and Rockland BOCES works closely with the youth, the family, the school district and existing providers to address their unique – and, often unmet – needs.

Pomona Mental Health Clinic
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building F, Pomona, NY 10970
(845) 364-2150

United Hospice of Rockland Hope & Healing Center
11 Stokum Lane, New City, NY 10956
(845) 634-4974 | bereavement@hospiceofrockland.org | hospiceofrockland.org
In addition to individual and group support, UHR’s Healing Hearts Program offers support for families with children, ages 4-18, who have lost a loved one.

VCS, Inc.
77 South Main Street, New City, New York 10956
(845) 634-5729 | http://www.vcs-inc.org
Counseling and clinical services including individual therapy and psychiatric service

Trinity Psychological Services LLC:
516 Route 303, Suite 1 | Orangeburg, NY 10962
https://trinitypsychology.com/

SOCIAL SERVICES

Hudson Valley Region 2-1-1
Dial 211 | http://www.hudson211.org/cms/
United Way’s 2-1-1 Helpline is a free, confidential, multilingual service to assist the public in finding the answers to a variety of Health and Human Services related questions. It is open 365 days a year and serves Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester and Putnam counties.

Rockland County Department of Social Services (DSS)
50 Sanatorium Road Bldg L, Pomona, NY 10970
(845) 364-3100 | rocklandgov.com/departments/social-services/
DSS offers a wide range of eligibility programs and services to families and individuals to assist them in meeting their basic needs for food, shelter and medical care.

SUBSTANCE USE & ADDICTION

New York Hope Line
1 (877) 846-7369 | http://www.oasas.ny.gov/accesshelp/
Find help for alcoholism, drug abuse and problem gambling.

Lexington Center for Recovery
100 Route 59, Airmont, NY 10952
(845) 369-9701 | http://www.lexingtonctr.org
Services for individuals over the age of 18 only.

High Focus Centers
(877) 960-0197 | highfocuscenters.pyramidhealthcarepa.com
Adolescent and adult treatment for substance abuse and psychiatric disorders.

Rockland Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence (RCADD)
25 Smith Street, Suite 101, Nanuet, New York 10954
(845) 215-9788 | http://www.rcadd.org

Samaritan Daytop Village
Rockland Outpatient Treatment Program
620 Route 303, Blauvelt, NY 10913
(845) 353-2730 | samaritanvillage.org
Samaritan Daytop Village offers an array of outpatient and residential substance use treatment programs across the New York metro area.