Francisco Cotto Halfway House

The Hunts Point Multi-Service Francisco Cotto Crisis Center is a 25 bed (24) hour bilingual (Spanish and English) multicultural Chemical Dependency Inpatient Medically Monitored Withdrawal Treatment Facility. The program admits persons who are dependant, abusing drugs or are at risk for relapse and in need of a short term (less than 14 days) controlled managed environment to maintain their sobriety.

 

Program Services
1. To provide an initial physical assessment of all admitted persons to determine and identify, those persons in need of medically monitored
withdrawal services.
2. To provide continued monitoring of the physical condition of all persons admitted and to ensure their safety during their acute phase of withdrawal
and or chemical intoxication.
3. To provide transportation for those persons in need of medical treatment for both acute and chronic conditions.
4. To provide chemical dependency education and counseling services designed to encourage and motivate individuals to seek ongoing chemical
dependency treatment and rehabilitation services.
5. To provide the persons with NW/Aids, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, and STDs preventive education and services. To provide referrals to any confidential antibody testing sites, medical facilities, social service agencies and long-term support counseling services.
Services
Activities: Therapies Interventions
Morning Meetings Individual Counseling Individual Session
7x week Every other day as needed 24 hours
Educational-Health Group Topic Group Sessions
HIV- lx Week 5x week
STP- lx Week
Hepatitis - lx Week
TB — lx Week
Educational — Relapse Topic group sessions Case conference
Prevention Group 2x Daily 5 days x Week or as needed
5x week session daily Topic Group Session 1 Session
Domestic Violence and Anger HIV Testing Referrals to services daily — 24 Hours
Management
4x week — 1 session daily
Meals 3 per Day + Snacks
Reflection Group
7xweek.
Admission

Walk-ins or referrals by Treatment Facilities are welcome.
The admission process begins with a Medical Triage of the Client to establish the Client’s level of care and needs. The intake includes documentation of medical and psychosocial information and the development of a Medical Management and Addiction Treatment Plan. Each client is assigned a Primary Counselor. The Primary Counselor works with the Client and is responsible for the development of the Client’s Treatment Plan. The Counselors are assisted through Case Conferencing with Medical, Counseling and Supervisory Staff The goal is to assist Clients through Treatment and place them in appropriate Primary or Aftercare Treatment Programs.
Staff to Client ratio is 2.59.

There are 27 Employees assigned to this program.
(I) Program Director (2) Housekeeping/Maintenance (5) Nurse lic.Practical
(1) Clinical Coordinator (1) Driver (1) Register Nurse
(1) Secretary/Clerk (4) Security Guard (1) Physician
(1) Accountant (4) Counselor Alcoholism (1) Dietician/ Nut
(1) Food Service, worker (I) Counselor/ Rehab
(1) Food Service, cook (1) E.M.T.

Hours of Operation

409-11 EAST 154th STREET
BRONX, NEW YORK 10455
TEL: (718) 665—2010