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Children and Family Treatment and Support Services

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

These services meet the individual needs of children/youth and their families/caregivers. They can help: • Identify mental health and/or substance use needs early. • Provide support in the home and community. • Prevent the need for emergency room visits, hospital stays, or out of home placements.

  • Owner record: ny/children-and-family-treatment-and-support-services
  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: care_recipient
  • Review by: 2026-11-14

Offering 1: Children and Family Treatment and Support Services

These mental health and substance use services, available with NYS Children’s Medicaid, give children, youth (under age 21) and their families the power to improve their health, well-being and quality of life. Services are provided at home or in the community.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Fact rule: recipient.age ≤ 20
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "covered by Medicaid"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "have mental health and/or substance use needs"

Access route 1.1

  • Where: Healthcare provider, Health Home care manager, local county mental health department, care coordinator, or Medicaid Managed Care Plan
  • How: Contact your healthcare provider, Health Home care manager, local county mental health department, care coordinator, or Medicaid Managed Care Plan to find out more about Children and Family Treatment and Support Services.

Evidence

  • /name: "# Children and Family Treatment and Support Services " (source, capture 01a0769e7492503f8ba335424df3008c4946061928877aa19240a55a0b43a1be)
  • /caregiving_effect: "These services meet the individual needs of children/youth and their families/caregivers. They can help: • Identify mental health and/or substance use needs early. • Provide support in the home and community. • Prevent the need for emergency room visits, hospital stays, or out of home placements. " (source, capture 01a0769e7492503f8ba335424df3008c4946061928877aa19240a55a0b43a1be)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "These mental health and substance use services, available with NYS Children’s Medicaid, give children, youth (under age 21) and their families the power to improve their health, well-being and quality of life. These services strengthen families and help them make informed decisions about their care. Services are provided at home or in the community. " (source, capture 01a0769e7492503f8ba335424df3008c4946061928877aa19240a55a0b43a1be)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "Children and Youth (under age 21) who are covered by Medicaid and have mental health and/or substance use needs can get Children and Family Treatment and Support Services at no additional cost. These services are covered by regular Medicaid or, if enrolled in a Medicaid Managed Care plan*, these services are covered by the health plan. " (source, capture 01a0769e7492503f8ba335424df3008c4946061928877aa19240a55a0b43a1be)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "Medicaid Managed Care Plans are health insurance companies that oversee and coordinate care. Children and youth who are enrolled in a Medicaid Managed Care Plan will have most of their Medicaid benefts covered through that health plan. To fnd out more about Children and Family Treatment and Support Services, contact your healthcare provider, Health Home care manager, local county mental health department, care coordinator, or Medicaid Managed Care Plan. " (source, capture 01a0769e7492503f8ba335424df3008c4946061928877aa19240a55a0b43a1be)