About Youth Advocate Programs – Topkins County – Ithaca
Youth Advocate Programs – Tompkins County is a mental health facility in Ithaca, New York, for children and teens who struggle with substance abuse disorder and other mental health issues. They assist young people who are in trouble with the law due to drugs or other reasons. They also act as advocates for policies that affect youth and economically disadvantaged people.
This place takes a progressive view towards young people who have been involved with the criminal justice system. They offer intensive at home supervision. They offer evidence based therapy to kids who have drug charges whether they are for possession or distribution. This way, both the community and the young people they supervise are protected.
Treatment may include cognitive behavioral therapy which teaches people to think differently in order to change behaviors that can hurt them. They teach kids life skills such as how to pay bills and get an apartment. They also provide resources for job training. They believe that offering an alternative to criminal activities is more effective than punishing them.
The staff is made up of community advocates and mental health experts. If your child has been incarcerated or in a group home, they can help them reenter society. They provide anger management classes as well as drug and alcohol education classes to help their clients avoid relapse.
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