Monroe County Access

Just For Youth Just For Families Just For Providers

THURSDAY May 9, 2013 6:00 PM

Rochester Museum and Science Center - Eisenhart Auditorium

657 East Avene, Rochester NY 14607

A community celebration that recognizes youth with emotional and behavioral challenges who are reaching their dreams as well as their families, other adults, organizations, and systems who support them.

Keynote Speaker: LaTerra Cole

Come hear the inspiring story of her journey from entry to foster care system at age 7 to seeking her independence and the completion of a college degree.

SPECIAL SESSION FOR YOUTH: "SPEAK OUT" with LaTerra Cole 4:00 - 5:30 PM

This event is FREE! Registration is required.

Click here for Registration Form.

Click here for a copy of the Award Celebration flyer.

Click here for a copy of the Speak Out flyer.

To nominate someone for this award, see the links below:

Click here for the Call for Nominations flyer.

Click here to submit a nomination.

See 2012 list of Got Dreams Award Nominees and Recipients

Welcome to the Monroe County Children's
System of Care website!

Caring for youth is what System of Care is all about.

Who are "our youth"? They are children and youth with emotional and behavioral challenges. They are young people who are not defined by their diagnosis but must learn to function day-to-day despite of it. They have personal strengths, ideas to share and dreams of achieving great things, like graduating from college, becoming a writer, getting a job, being a good parent, and more.

The purpose of this site is to inform, educate and provide guidance to anyone who touches the children’s public mental health system in Monroe County. Whether you are a youth, family member/caregiver, mental health provider, educator or other community member, there is something here for you.

Supporting learning through education and training

Check out learning opportunities to support practice changes at an individual or organizational level, or explore ways to get involved in the System of Care transformation movement (there are many levels of involvement), or perhaps you want to dig into the data and learn more about the youth and families being served.

Come back often because information, including events, are being added on a regular basis.

If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to make this site more useful or to recommend content, please send an email to the webmaster.

View Training Schedules & Register

You can also sign up for
other learning opportunities
as they become available.

Child and Family Team (CFT)
Functional Behavioral Approach (FBA)
Trauma-informed Care
Moving Beyond Survival Mode

System of Care Guiding Principles

Learn more about

the Guiding Principles

that have been endorsed by

the Monroe County Children's

System of Care leadership!

Updates & What's New

Final Issue of the "Hear and Now"
Herald - Sign In to Access the
Newsletter.

The Monroe County ACCESS grant
has ended but it's just the beginning,
or more accurately, the continuation
of the transformation happening
throughout the child-serving
system in Monroe County.

Another words, the System of
Care is here to stay.

System of Care Leadership
Endorse Guiding Principles

Leadership from across the child-serving
system: Child & Family Services, Office
of Probation & Community Corrections,
Office of Mental Health, and the
Rochester/Monroe County Youth
Bureau have endorsed a shared set
of guding principles, the "Monroe
County Children's System of
Care Guiding Principles"

The Monroe County ACCESS grant
has come to an end but the System
of Care is here to stay.

New Mental Health Clinic opens
Just for youth!

System of Care values in action!
Great article on Cayuga Center
using SWAT Youth Council input
into the development of their new clinic.

Read the full article in the
Democrat and Chronicle.

MENTAL HEALTH: Roundtales
lets parents help parents

It's not your fault. And you're not alone.
Those are the messages that Marjorie Lefler
says the families of children with several
emotional, mental health, or behavioral
challenges need to hear.

Read the full article in City Newspaper.

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Funding for this website was made possible (in part) by Grant No. SM57043 from SAMHSA and in partnership with the Monroe County Office of Mental Health. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.