The Mental Health Association of Westchester

Based in Plainfield, N.J., United Family & Children s Society specializes in providing professional adoption and mental health counseling services to the local communities. The organization offers its counseling services to individuals, children, couples and families to cope better with a variety of problems, such as anger, anxiety, depression, parenting problems, mental instability, stress, unplanned pregnancy, family conflict, separation/divorce and sexual abuse cases, to name a few. It also provides a range of children s services and special programs, as well as adoption services to prospective adoptive parents. United Family & Children s Society is a certified partner of the United Way of Greater Union County and Somerset County United Way. It is a member of the NJ Association of Mental Health Agencies (NJAMHA), the Union County Court Consortium, The Union County Youth Services Commission, and the Union County Human Services Advisory Council.

Pike County Youth Advocate Programs focuses on nonresidential, community-based programming for youths and families. It specializes in providing for pre- and post-adjudicated, aftercare, independent living and homebuilders programs. The organization is a contracted provider of consulting and training services in Hawaii. Pike County Youth Advocate Programs offers a network of behavioral health programs. It also provides community-based advocacy program. Pike County Youth Advocate Programs training curriculum is certified by Pennsylvania State University. The organization has a staff of trained and certified advocates, referral source representatives and credentialed behavioral health care experts. Pike County Youth Advocate Programs maintains a location in Shohola, Pa.