About Family Counseling Services – Cortland
Family Counseling Services in Cortland, New York is a private nonprofit organization specializing in counseling and prevention services. Support is available here to individuals of all ages and their families.
This facility was founded in 2020 through a merger of Family Counseling Services of Cortland County and The Family and Children’s Society based in Broome County. Combined, these two legacy organizations have more than 130 years of experience. Since the merger, they’ve been able to expand on their services and provide greater availability for their clients in Central New York and the Southern Tier.
Services at this particular location are offered on an integrated outpatient basis and specialize in supporting individuals’ emotional, personal, and addiction-related issues. This unique approach is ideal for addressing individuals who may have dual diagnosis conditions. The team integrates care and helps clients access support for all their conditions in the same place with the same treatment providers for ease and convenience.
Here, clients can access prevention services, youth assistance and mentoring programs as well as an LGBT resource center.
Addiction treatment here involves assessments and screenings for concurrent mental health issues. After this, clients may engage in individual and group counseling, peer support services, harm reduction sessions and mobile outreach. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and medication management services are also available to those who need them. Telehealth options are also available to individuals who may not be able to attend regular in-person appointments.
This center also collaborates with other community agencies to promote naloxone training and distribution. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a life changing medication that is used to reverse the effect of opioid overdose. Training with this medication takes less than 10 minutes. Once trained, the center can provide clients with a Narcan kit free of charge along with other harm reduction supplies and replacement kits as needed.
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