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HIV CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Mental Health, Rehabilitation,
and Other Support Services


BROOKLYN PEDIATRIC AIDS NETWORK (BPAN)
Mental Health Services for Children and their Families in Pediatric Maternal, ACTG, and HEAT Clinics: Individual, Family, and Group therapy.
Contact: Joan Hittelman, Director, call 270-2598
KCHC Pediatric Maternal Clinic: Sephra Rahabi, call 270-4140
KCHC HEAT: Debra Famuyide, call 363-1195
UHB: Karen Sorgen, call 270-3903


HIP-One Program for Children and Their Families at-risk for substance abuse and/or HIV to receive Mental Health Services: Individual, Family, and Group Therapy as well as Educational tutoring.
Contact: Joan Hittelman Director, call 270-2598
Debra Famuyide or Irveline Valerus, call 363-1195



INFANT AND CHILD LEARNING CENTER (ICLC)
Contact: Joan Hittelman, Executive Director, call 270-2598
Kathy McCormick, Director, call 270-2598


Early Intervention Services for Children Birth to Three
OT, PT, Speech, Special Instruction, Mental Health Services in the Hospital, at Home and in the Center
Contact: Sue Zemaitis, Hospital Base Director, call 270-3926
Peggy Salvaggio, Home Base Director, call 270-1320


Preschool Services for Children Three to Five
OT, PT, Speech, Special Instruction, Mental Health Services at Home, in Daycare and in the Center
Contact: Janine Browne, call 953-9611


Daycare Services for Children Two to Five
Contact: Debra Friend, call 245-4858


Mental Health Services for Children and their Families
Individual, Family, and Group Therapy
Contact: Kathy McCormick, call 270-2598


STAR PROGRAM
Mental Health Service at the StAR Health Center
Individual, Family, and Group Therapy, including smoking cessation, pain control/relaxation and other groups
Contact: Liza Brown, Director, call 270-2758


SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING SERVICES OF SUNY (SCSS)
Support Groups, open to all of Brooklyn, including Anger Management; Men’s, Women’s, Co-ed and Caregiver’s support groups for adults in English and Creole; Teen Talk, an adolescent support group, and an Art Therapy Group for children.
Contact: Liza Brown, Director, call 270-2758


WOMEN AND INFANTS TRANSMISSION STUDY (WITS)
Counseling services for WITS patients
Contact: Sam Arhin, call 270-1690


HIV CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Mental Health, Rehabilitation,
and Other Support Services