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Whether you’re looking for support for yourself, helping someone you care about, or trying to connect someone with services, StrongSteps can help you explore available options and identify a possible next step.
Choose the option that best matches your situation. You can always contact StrongSteps if you are unsure.
Find services, resources and options that may help.
Find information and resources for a family member, friend or someone you care about.
Review programs, eligibility requirements, service areas, and referral options.
Tell us what is happening and what kind of support you are looking for. We can help you explore possible options.
Select a topic to learn about StrongSteps programs and community resources that may be relevant.
Sometimes what helps most is a steady hand with everyday life: building routines, staying connected to your community, preparing for appointments and working toward your own goals. Our peer staff walk alongside you, and our navigation team helps connect you with anything else you need. Through:
When you're working with several providers, programs or systems, it's easy for things to fall through the cracks. We help you understand your options, prepare questions, connect the pieces and get the coverage that makes care possible. Through:
Behavioral health, housing, benefits and healthcare systems can be hard to figure out. Tell us what you're looking for and we'll help you find the right resource and know who to call next. Through:
Coming home from a hospital stay, finishing a program, moving or losing coverage can all leave gaps in support. We help you plan for what's next, reconnect with your community and keep your health coverage in place. Through:
Young people and the families supporting them deserve help that fits their stage of life. We connect families with youth and family resources and help them get covered through programs like Child Health Plus. Through:
There's real power in talking with someone who understands. Our peer staff use their own lived experience to offer encouragement, hope and practical support as you define what recovery looks like for you. Through:
It's hard to focus on anything else when you're worried about where you'll sleep or what you'll eat. We help you find housing resources, food and everyday essentials, and build the stability to keep moving forward. We don't provide housing placement or financial assistance directly, but we'll help you find who does. Through:
Donations help StrongSteps strengthen community programs, respond to unmet needs, expand education and outreach, and create opportunities that traditional funding may not always cover. Charitable giving and philanthropic initiatives are supported through the StrongSteps Behavioral Health Foundation.
Contact StrongSteps online, by phone, or through a referral.
We'll learn about your situation, goals and what kind of support you're looking for.
We'll help determine which StrongSteps programs or community resources may be appropriate.
We'll help explain the next steps toward services, resources or another appropriate connection.
Complete the secure New Client Registration form to tell StrongSteps about the support you are seeking. After submission, a member of the StrongSteps team will review the information and contact you regarding possible next steps.
Completing a registration form does not guarantee eligibility or enrollment in a StrongSteps program.
Supporting someone through a difficult time can feel overwhelming. StrongSteps can help you understand available programs, community resources, and possible next steps.
StrongSteps programs may have different requirements based on age, location, program criteria, referral source, insurance, funding, and individual nee
Not sure whether you qualify? Contact StrongSteps or review the eligibility information for each program.
StrongSteps' Community Resource Directory can help you explore organizations and services related to mental health, housing, food, transportation, healthcare, benefits, recovery, youth services, and other everyday needs.
StrongSteps is not an emergency-response service. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health, substance-use, or suicide-related crisis, call or text 988 to connect with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If there is an immediate danger, medical emergency, or threat to someone's safety, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Free, confidential crisis support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Prefer not to talk? Text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
For immediate danger, a medical emergency, or a threat to someone's safety.
See all crisis and emergency options, including New York State resources.
No. You can contact StrongSteps and tell us what kind of support you are looking for. We can help you explore possible options.
Yes. Family members, caregivers, providers, and community partners may contact StrongSteps for general information. Privacy and consent requirements may affect what information can be shared or what actions can be taken on another person's behalf.
No. Registration allows StrongSteps to review your request. Eligibility, availability, program requirements, and funding may affect enrollment.
Insurance and funding requirements vary by program. Each service page explains the applicable requirements.
StrongSteps may help eligible individuals connect with housing, food, benefits, and basic-needs resources. Available support may vary by program and location.
StrongSteps may still be able to provide general information or help identify community resources, although direct services may be limited by program and location.
StrongSteps is not an emergency-response service. People experiencing an immediate crisis should contact 988, 911, or another appropriate emergency resource.
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Whether you're seeking support, helping someone else, or trying to understand what options are available, StrongSteps is here to help you begin.
