Forest Hills organization receives Community Care Award
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TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2021 5
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
The Child Care Center of NY in
Forest Hills is a recipient of the annual
New York State Office of Mental
Health (OMH) commissioner’s
Community Care Award.
The award recognizes the extraordinary
achievements of individuals
and organizations who have furthered
the OMH mission and have made a
positive contribution to the mental
health system in their communities.
“OMH has many great partners
who are helping us strengthen our
state and the local mental healthcare
system by increasing access to community
based services and improving
health outcomes for consumers,” said
Dr. Ann Sullivan, OMH commissioner.
“The Child Center of NY is a powerful
presence in New York City, reaching
more than 35,000 children each year.
Their work gives these children and
their families the skills and emotional
support necessary to build healthy,
successful lives. We truly appreciate
their work, vision, values and the role
they play in helping us to fulfill our
mission.”
The Child Care Center of NY, located
at 118-35 Queens Blvd., operates
behavioral health, early childhood education,
health homes and integrated
care, youth prevention and family support,
and youth development services
throughout New York City and Long
Island.
The center was recognized for partnering
with OMH on the OnTrackNY
program, a nationally recognized,
evidence-based team approach that
works with youth who have been recently
diagnosed with a psychiatric
disorder. OnTrackNY has been proven
to help young adults stay in school and
reduce the impact of their psychiatric
condition.
Traci Donnelly, CEO of The Child
Care Center, said they’re grateful to be
recognized by OMH, which has been an
effective and trusted partner for years.
“At The Child Center, we engage
children and families in New York’s
underserved communities because we
know that with the right skills, education
and emotional support, children
of any background can build a happy,
healthy and fulfilling future,” Donnelly
said. “Our work and this award
are made possible, even in the face of a
pandemic, by our skilled and dedicated
staff who show compassion for those
who truly need help the most.”
The Child Center is also launching
a new maternal health center in
Queens that will work with mothers
and fathers who may be struggling
with parenting to ensure that their
infants meet all developmental milestones,
and the organization was recently
chosen to take over the state’s
only residential treatment facility for
juvenile justice youth.
OMH’s Community Care Awards
were created in 2019 to highlight
OMH’s partners and stakeholders in
local communities across the state that
are helping to identify and eliminate
gaps in services and are working to
build strong community-based behavioral
healthcare systems. Input from
these local partners helps OMH better
understand regional needs and implement
programs that will help people
on the road to recovery from mental
illness live their lives with a greater
degree of independence and dignity.
Reach reporter Carlotta Mohamed
by e-mail at cmohamed@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone at (718) 260–4526.
Traci Donnelly (r.) is the CEO of The Child Care Center of NY that reaches more than
40,000 children and their families each year.
Photo courtesy of The Child Care Center of NY
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