Children & Family Services

Helping your child cope with life’s serious challenges, it’s what we do

The goal of WellLife Network Children and Family Community-Based Programs is to assist children and youth with serious social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges. You’ll find experts ready to help your child develop coping skills, become more resistant to crisis, and gain greater independence. Making happy families, that’s also what we do.

Crisis Respite

A safe place to breathe and re-group. WellLife Network’s Crisis Respite services offers short term care and intervention to assist youth and their families in crisis. Crisis Respite offers a safe, therapeutic home-like environment to de-escalate challenging behaviors and crisis situations at home and in school.

In-home Treatment and Support Services

Children And Family Treatment And Support Services

For Medicaid-covered children and youth under 21, this service focuses on mental health or co-occurring challenges. The program covers a broad array of caring services including tailored therapy sessions, peer support services, and psychological support and rehabilitation.

Link/Home-Based Crisis Intervention Center

The LINK Program provides intensive, short-term crisis intervention and stabilization, family education and service linkages to prevent psychiatric hospitalization. Designed for individuals 5 to 21 years of age who live in Suffolk County, the program gives families 24/7 access to case managers.

Mobile Early Intervention Program

WellLife Network’s Mobile Early Intervention Program is designed to support families in managing serious mental health challenges in their children. The program actively works to keep children at home by enhancing their ability to function within their families and communities.

Housing

WellLife Network maintains three residences that provide 24/7 care for youth facing serious mental health challenges. The program’s goal is to enhance the social, emotional, and behavioral development of each individual with the goal of returning them to their families.

Care Management

Care Management provides integrated care for children with health challenges. To qualify, your child must be enrolled in Medicaid and have a documented clinical need including two or more chronic conditions (e.g., Substance Use Disorder, Asthma, Diabetes) or one single qualifying chronic condition, such as HIV/AIDS or a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) or Complex Trauma.

How we change the lives of children and families

Did you know?

20% of children, from low income families on Long Island, experience behavioral health challenges.

Success Rate

More than 90% of families were very satisfied with WellLife Network services and the progress of their children.