Mental Health Association of Nassau County

Description: Mental Health Association of Nassau County (MHANC) is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to improving mental health in our community through advocacy, education, program development and the delivery of direct services. Our organization is looking for a motivated individual with a calling to help young people with mental illness by becoming a Children's Care Coordinator. The Care Coordinator functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team to provide care coordination to a caseload of severely mentally ill children/ youth with multiple medical and /or co-occurring substance abuse disorders. Advocates for and supports the client, engages with community agencies/health care providers and others on his or her behalf to ensure access to services needed to increase wellness self-management and reduce emergency room visits and/or hospitalizations. Provides clinical support to the team by providing consultation, education, information around psychosocial...