Medicaid's Medical Assistance program offers help for people who cannot afford to pay for all of their medical care.
Applications for Medical Assistance can be filed at the district office that serves your area.
Thes are:
Mt. Vernon (914-813-6164), Peekskill (914-862-5078), White Plains (914-995-5889) and Yonkers (914-231-2653).
Call Westchester County Health Department at(914) 813-5000 Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm for information on confidential or anonymous HIV testing. The Health Department provides information on the website about getting an HIV/ AIDS test.
Call the Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-342-3720 (your call can be anonymous), your local police department or Emergency Services Hotline at (914) 995-2099. Emergency Services Hotline is available 24 hours, seven days a week.
All Kids Health Care is low-cost health insurance for children. See the Health Department website for more information.
Contact
name:
Caren Halbfinger
Phone:
For more information on Child Health Plus or Family Health Plus, you may call the Westchester County Health Department at (914) 813-5629.
(914) 813-5629.
(914) 813-5629.
(914) 813-5629.
Outreach for people who have mental illness in the shelter or on the street is available through the Homeless Outreach and Community Placement Team. Call 995-5239.
Yes, The County has four outpatient mental health service centers. Mount Kisco-864-7101, Mount Vernon –813-6220, Peekskill 862-5130, Yonkers- 213-2925.Services are available in Spanish for both adults and children in Mount Kisco, Mount Vernon, and Yonkers. The clinics accept insurance and have sliding scale fees for the uninsured. No one is refused help for their inability to pay.
TASC provides all Westchester local courts 43 and County Court with an effective alternative to incarceration for individuals whose criminal behavior is believed to be partially a response to their mental illness, drug or alcohol difficulties.Call 995-6191 for more information..
Westchester County now has a pesticide notification law. Your neighbors are now required to give you 24 hours notice if they are spraying pesticides. To find out more about the law call 813-5000.
Contact the Department of Senior Programs and Services or visit their website for information on prescription drugs, adult day care, senior nutrition and older worker programs.
The Social Security Administration can be reached at (1-800) 772-1213.
