| Welcome to the Peer and Family page. If you are enrolled
in the program, have a family member who is enrolled, or
are simply interested in the program, we would like to hear
from you.
The focus of this page is INDIVIDUAL RECOVERY:
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Defined by the individual |
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Spelled out in an individualized service plan for
a productive and safe future |
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Facilitated through a person-centered planning process |
The goal of this page is to educate, encourage involvement,
and support participation in the Western New York Care Coordination
Program.
A Peer and Family Coordinator is on staff to receive your
input and answer your questions. Contact:
Brian Phillips
Peer and Family Coordinator
(585) 613-7653
bphillips@CCSI.org
The Western New York Care Coordination Program includes
a Peer and Family Advisory Group. This group is made up
of two representatives from each of the six counties participating
in the Program. Three representatives of the twelve member
group are voting members of the Steering Committee, the
governing body for the Program. The group is asked to give
input from a peer and family perspective on program design
and issues. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month
in Batavia. The county representatives are:
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Chautauqua County: |
Marian Merlino
Lisa Tuozzo |
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Erie County: |
Sharon Ward
Richard “Doc” Dimado |
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Genesee County: |
Bradley Snider
Cheryl LaFarnara |
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Monroe County: |
Judy Lightoak
Pat Sine |
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Onondaga County: |
Lisa McChesney
Sharon Lathrop |
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Wyoming County: |
Colleen Bellezza
Susan Altoft |
The three representatives who sit on the Steering Committee
are Colleen Bellezza, Lisa McChesney and Sharon Ward.
Work has begun on developing local peer and family advisory
groups. These groups meet monthly to discuss county specific
and program wide issues. They vary in size and inclusion
and will be working on becoming more involved in the program
at the county level. These groups and others will form a
network of peers and family members to support the Steering
Committee’s efforts to bring about change.
Family involvement is important to the success of the Western
New York Care Coordination Program. If you have a family
member who is enrolled in the program and would like to
know more, please contact the Peer and Family Coordinator.
If you would like to be involved in local meetings for peers
and family members, here is the contact information for
the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill chapters in the
six-county region of the Care Coordination Program.
Onondaga County
NAMI Promise Inc.
917 Avery Ave
Syracuse, NY 13204
Phone (315) 487-2085
Chautauqua County
NAMI Jamestown
16 East Terrace Ave
Lakewood, NY 14750
Phone (716) 763-0822
Erie County
NAMI Buffalo
264 Hamilton Drive
Buffalo, NY 14226
Phone (716) 839-0548
Monroe County
NAMI Rochester
111 North Chestnut St.
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone (585) 423-1593
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