Behavioral Health Network
Children And Youth Services Treatment Team
The Behavioral Health Network’s Children and Youth Services Treatment Team provides treatment for children with significant emotional problems and their families. Services are provided at Rochester Mental Health Center's Hart Building, 490 East Ridge Road and Genesee Mental Health Center, 224 Alexander Street. Services include crisis evaluation, psychiatric/mental health evaluation, and ongoing treatment using various accepted modalities including Crisis Intervention, Individual, Play, Group & Family Therapy, and 
Medication Support Services.
School-based Health Care Programs
We provide school-based health care programs that function as satellites of the Genesee Mental Health Center. They provide pediatric care in addition to mental health services. Pediatric services include sick and well child care, done in collaboration with the child's pediatrician. Our school-based health centers are located at:
- Edison Occupational and Technical Center on Colfax Street
- John Marshall High School on Ridgeway Ave
- John James Audubon School #33 on Webster Ave
- Dr. Martin Luther King School #9 on N. Clinton Avenue
- Dr. Frederick Thomas Learning Center on Scio Street
School-based health centers are open and available to students while school is in session.
Services Provided
Screenings
Patients are evaluated by a primary therapist or psychologist at the initial visit to determine whether ongoing care is needed and the direction that treatment will take.
Psychiatric Evaluation
A comprehensive evaluation that looks at both psychiatric and medical issues of the patient and allows the psychiatrist or nurse practitioner to arrive at conclusions about methods of care.
Individual Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is offered by the primary therapist and involves the patient working with the therapist on identified problem areas. With young children the individual therapy may take the form of play therapy.
Group Therapy
A patient is referred for group therapy by his/her primary therapist. The weekly groups provide education, support, problem solving, learning social skills, anger management and personal growth. Dialectical behavior therapy groups for adolescents are offered at Genesee Mental Health Center.
Crisis Intervention
Patients are seen on an urgent basis by a Children & Youth Services staff member during the hours of operation if they are experiencing symptoms that are causing significant or urgent distress.
Medication Services
This service is provided to patients who have been admitted to the Children & Youth program and are assessed by an MD or Nurse Practitioner as needing to be treated with medications. If medication is indicated, it is prescribed and monitored by the psychiatrist or Nurse Practitioner.
Family Therapy
Family therapy is indicated when the identified concern requires the joint efforts of both the family and the patient to achieve a positive outcome.
Our Team
The Children and Youth Services Team consists of:
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Director
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Medical Director
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Program Coordinators
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Child Psychiatrist
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Licensed Social Workers
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Crisis Specialists
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Nurse Practitioners
Eligibility Requirement
Children up to age 18 who are experiencing mental, behavioral or social problems that interfere with their functioning are eligible to participate.
Hours of Operation
Emergency Services are available 24 hours in the Emergency Department at Rochester General Hospital. Same day psychiatric services are provided at the Hart Building or at the Alexander Street building Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, excluding holidays, when patients are referred to the Emergency Department.
Please call (585) 922-2500 (Hart) or (585) 922-7770 (Alexander) before coming in to be seen.
The Alexander Street Building is open Monday through Thursday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm and on Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. School-based health centers are open and available to students while school is in session.
Information and Referrals
- Michele Beeley, LCSW, Director: (585) 922-2569
- Brian Chaffee, LCSW-R, Program Coordinator at Genesee Mental Health Center: (585) 922-7257
- Traci Wilson, LCSW, Program Coordinator, Rochester Mental Health Center: (585) 922-2528
