Part of the mission of CHOICE of NY is to address the needs of our clients with sympathy and compassion that they may not experience in more traditional agencies. In many cases, the first step is to build a connection of trust and understanding that allows the client to open up and accept the possibilities…
We’re getting bigger and better and we might be looking for YOU to join our growing team. At CHOICE, we are dedicated to going above and beyond for our clients and if you are compassionate and have a passion for helping others achieve their goals in very tangible ways, then please consider a career at…
On November 9th, we were proud to cut the official ribbon on and dedicate our new Terry Smith Wellness Center. Our special guests included NY State Senator George Latimer, White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach, and Radio Personality Bob Marrone. Executive Director Guy Fessenden and Board Vice President Sharon Moseson both addressed the audience. What follows…
Our latest initiative involves the development of our new Self Help/Peer Support Program to supplement the Peer Concept we practice throughout our agency. Targeted towards people with chronic long term psychiatric hospitalizations and significant diagnoses, Peer Self Help is designed to help clients integrate into the community when they have been absent from it for…
“Social Media” is the buzz phrase of the day. It seems we communicate more with each other through our smart phones and computers than we do face to face. It’s the thing. It’s the fad. It’s where people are, where they hang out, and how they talk to one another… through this increasingly infamous texting,…
May is widely recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. For us at CHOICE of NY, every month is mental health awareness month and like everyone else in our “business”, we are happy to take advantage of this marketing moniker to bring more attention to our mission. It seems these days that everyone is talking about…
Active Minds is a college student-based organization started in a dorm room by 21-year-old college student Alison Malmon at the University of Pennsylvania. The impetus, unfortunately, was the suicidal passing of her then 22-year-old brother. That was fifteeen years ago. Since then, Alison and Active Minds have taken this tragedy and turned it into a student-run…
Peer Support in History Only a few decades ago, the very premise of Peer Support upon which CHOICE is built was not only controversial, but downright scandalous. The relatively recent notion that those who struggle with the issues inherent in mental illness are well qualified to understand and help others was born of a 1970’s…