Home-Based Crisis
Intervention Program
Services:
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Crisis intervention
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24-hour on call coverage
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Family counseling
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Parenting skills
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Management of psychotropic medication
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Assertiveness and communication skills training
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Referrals to legal, medical, mental health and other social services
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School advocacy
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Admission Process:
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Children must be deemed “at risk of psychiatric hospitalization” by a psychiatrist to be admitted to the program.
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Documentation of a psycho-social summary and a psychiatric evaluation are also required for admission into the program.
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Staff:
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All services are provided by bilingual workers who speak both English and Spanish.
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Program Staff consists of a Program Coordinator, 5 Counselors and a Psychiatrist.
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PRFI’s Home Based Crisis Intervention Program offers an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization and/or placements for at-risk children, ages 5 to 17. Intervention is conducted at the family’s home or other natural setting familiar to the child and their family (for example, a local park or the neighborhood library). This program is open to families residing in Brooklyn neighborhoods in New York City.
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​The program typically lasts 4 to 6 weeks.
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PRFI team members will connect families to additional services at the end of the program, if they are required.​
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Barbara Bonhomme
Program Director
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12 Park Street (lower level)
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Tel: (718) 596 - 1320​​​​​​​​​​​​​​