Behavioral Stabilization Support and Placement Services (BSSPS)
NYAP provides on-site Behavioral Stabilization Support and Placement Services to youth with complex mental health and behavioral challenges awaiting placement in kinship, foster, or congregate care.
Services
Services are treatment-focused, encourage the emotional and social development of youth, and are designed to provide a comprehensive, trauma-informed assessment to guide the appropriate level of care placement and crisis intervention services, including de-escalation, safety planning, and self-management skills.
Services may be provided at the child welfare office or a NYAP office and include:
De-escalation
Safety planning
Evidence-informed and evidence-based interventions
One-hour response time
Licensed clinicians
Available 24/7, 365 days a year
Based on funder preference, services may also include:
Kinship services, including family finding, referral, and aftercare
Basic care, including personal care supplies and places to eat, shower, relax, and sleep for short periods (if services are provided at a NYAP location)
Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) assessment
Emergency foster homes for short-term placement
Post-placement stabilization services
When should I make a referral?
Referrals can be made any time before or immediately after a youth is placed, including while residing in their home, a kinship home, a foster home, or prior to step down from a congregate care setting.
Average Length
Services are generally completed within 24 – 48 hours.
Who is eligible?
Must be in the custody of a child welfare entity
Are ages 4 to 18
Referrals can be made by anyone on the youth's treatment team or child welfare employees
