Mental Health Services

Getting connected to any mental health service can be simple, and we are here to help.

Call HELPLINE at 845-485-9700, 24 hours a day, or walk into the Stabilization Center at 230 North Road in Poughkeepsie (845) 486-2849. We’re here 24/7/365 to help connect you to the services you need.

Mental health services for adults are provided directly by DBCH as well as through our contract agencies throughout the County. Services offered directly by DBCH include:

Partial Hospital Program

The Partial Hospital Program is an intensive mental health treatment program operated by DBCH. It’s designed for people who have acute or severe mental health symptoms, whether they have recently been hospitalized or are trying to stay out of the hospital.

The program:

• Introduces you to coping skills to help you:
  • Manage daily life more effectively.
  • Address issues of mental illness.
  • Deal with the impact of substance abuse.
• Provides access to prescribers who can manage your medications.
• Offers individual therapy, with couple or family therapy, if needed.
• Connects you with resources for care management, peer advocacy services, and housing.

For more information about DBCH’s Partial Hospital Program, call 845-486-2738.

Jail-Based Services
DBCH’s jail-based behavioral health program provides mental health and substance use services to individuals in the Dutchess County Jail and connects them to continuing services once they leave incarceration. For those who received mental health or substance use treatment prior to incarceration, the behavioral health team provides continued support, ensures the continuation of medications, and offers motivational counseling.

Single Point of Access (SPOA)
DBCH coordinates and is the Single Point of Access for a variety of supportive residential services for adults who are living with serious mental illness. The residences are divided into categories determined by levels of funding, support, and supervision. The SPOA program offers a uniform process for receiving and evaluating referrals and matching individuals to the services they need.

How do I start the SPOA process for adults?

Review and complete the following:

Adult SPOA and Housing Referral Form (.pdf)

Please submit to:

SPOA Unit
Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health
230 North Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Fax: (845) 486-2852
Email:smayfield@dutchessny.gov 

For additional questions about SPOA and Housing Referrals, please contact the SPOA Office at (845) 486-2808.

Mental health services for children are provided by our contract agency partners throughout the County, but DBCH is your Children's Single Point of Access.

Children’s Single Point of Access (CSPOA) helps to identify Dutchess County residents between the ages of 5 and 21 who are at the greatest risk of being placed outside of their homes due to serious mental health or emotional issues.

CSPOA helps connect your child to a wide variety of supports, services, and programs in Dutchess County based on the identified needs of the child or adolescent, and the family.

The goal of CSPOA is to strengthen and empower children, adolescents, and their families so they can lead safe, productive lives. By making connections to the best supports and services for your child, we can greatly reduce hospitalizations and residential placements for our County’s youngest residents.

CSPOA services include:

Home & Community-Based Services :

• Individualized Care Coordination
• Respite, Skill-Building
• Family Support
• Intensive In-home Services
• Crisis Response

Health Home Care Coordination:

• For families who have Medicaid
• Links to community supports that will help build on the child’s strengths and improve their coping skills.
• Medicaid Service Coordination for children ages 5 through 21 who meet qualifying conditions.
• Children Family Treatment Supports and Services (CFTSS). These may include crisis intervention, community psychiatric supports, psychosocial rehabilitation, family and peer support, youth peer support and other licensed practitioner (OLP). 

Case Management:

• For families who have private health insurance
• Links to community supports that will help build on the child’s strengths and improve their coping skills.
• Limited spaces available.

Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) application processing for children or adolescents who require a higher level of services.

How do I start the CSPOA Process?

Review and complete the following:

• CSPOA Community Services Application
• Residential Treatment Facility & Community Residence Referral
• Residential Treatment Facility & Community Residence Consents
• Solicitud de remisión a Centro de Tratamiento Residencial y Residencia Comunitaria
• Solicitud del Punto Único de Acceso para Niños
  
  Please submit to:

DCDBCH Childrens SPOA Unit

230 North Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Or email: ddisanza@dutchessny.gov 

cc: xsantiago@dutchessny.gov

We will:

• Contact each person involved in the referral, including the parent/guardian and other service providers who are working with the family.
• Review a summary of needs and strengths of the child at our CSPOA committee meeting to determine which services are needed.
• Contact the family to let you know which services can be offered

For additional questions about CSPOA, please contact the CSPOA Coordinator at 845-486-2768.