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ENHANCE(Excellence iN Health Care for Abused and Neglected ChildrEn)
ENHANCE (Excellence iN Health Care for Abused and Neglected ChildrEn) is a nationally recognized multidisciplinary (pediatrics, child psychiatry, developmental pediatrics, social work) clinic which provides comprehensive health care to children in foster care.
ENHANCE was developed as a cooperative venture by the Department of Pediatrics and the Division of Child Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and the Onondaga County Department of Social Services to serve the special medical, emotional/behavioral and developmental needs of this vulnerable population of children.
As part of their ongoing health care while in placement, all children seen at the clinic receive:
- mental health screening consisting of interviews with the child, foster parent, caseworker and birth parent if available
- standardized measures of behavioral adjustment
Recommendations for treatment and/or further assessment are based on the results of the screening. A trainee involved with the ENHANCE Clinic will gain experience in diagnostic interviewing, developmental evaluations, and multidisciplinary consultation and will learn a great deal about individual and systemic issues in foster care.
Contact Infomation
For information about the Enhance Program, please call (315) 464-3145.
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