DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE: Coordinated Children's Services Initiative

CCSI is a multi-agency effort to reduce out of home placements of children with emotional disabilities by creating locally coordinated systems of care in Tioga County. The focus of the initiative is to eliminate the duplication of services and to ensure that families have what they need to maintain their children in their homes and communities. This is achieved through cooperative interagency planning and integrated service delivery, individualized care and strength based approaches to service planning and the inclusion of families in all levels of decision making.

Parents are an integral part of the decision making team. They are viewed as the experts on their child and have ownership of the plan. CCSI is truly a parent professional partnership that encourages cross system collaboration. It is Tioga County’s invitation to do “business differently’ for families with children who have been identified with serious emotional disturbances.

Vision:
To support the success of the families of Tioga County.

Mission Statement:
Bring families and community resources together to maximize the family’s success.

Principles:
Flexible
Resources Integrated
Individualized
Family Driven
Holistic
Consistently Informed
Accountable
Innovative
Strength Based
Responsive
Efficient
Teamwork
Effective

Contact Information

Tioga County Department of Mental Hygiene
1277 Taylor Road
Owego, New York 13827
Telephone: (607) 687-0200
Fax: (607) 687-0248

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