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wide range of residential opportunities exists in Westchester County. This
is largely due to residential development that has recently occurred and
continues through Governor Pataki’s NYS-CARES initiative. NYS-CARES is an
initiative, begun in August of 1998 that provides for the development of
residential programs and opportunities that will reduce the community waitlist
for residential placement. For adults 21 and older, a range of residential
alternatives with different levels of supervision is available. There are
supervised settings offering 24 hour staff support, supportive settings offering
less than 24 hour staff support and Individualized Support Services that offer
little or no staff for those individuals able to live most independently.
Residential Services are provided by the New York State Office of Mental
Retardation and Developmental Disabilities through the Hudson Valley
Developmental Disabilities Service Office, and by not-for-profit private
agencies. Family care, a type of adult foster care for children and adults
who are developmentally disabled, is also available through certified family care
providers. To request residential services call 995-5248.
Referral
for residential services is made through Westchester County Department of
Community Mental Health MR/DD single point of entry.
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