Children's Health Home of Upstate New York (CHHUNY) - Directions in Independent Living

2626 West State Street Olean, NY 14760 www.oleanilc.org
Health Homes
855-613-7659

Fax
716-806-1147

Amanda Hitchcock-Winchell
716-373-4602 x8715

Nancy Kehl
716-373-4602 x3733

Primary Services
Case/Care Management

Description
Children's Health Homes was established to plan for and operate as a Health Home for Children. A Health Home is a care management model in which all of an individual's caregivers work together and share the information necessary to support recovery and health. This model works on family strengths and ensures that families have "voice and choice" at every stage in the care management process. CHHUNY was created in order to provide high quality, family driven care management to youth with health needs by partners experienced in providing care to children and their families. This is done primarily through a care manager who oversees and provides access to all of the services the child needs to ensure good health.

Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.

Eligibility
Children and youth ages birth to 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid and have one or more of the following: at least two chronic conditions, Diagnosed Severe Mental Illness (SMI) including Severe Emotional Disturbance (SED), or HIV. Pending approval from CMS, "trauma, and at risk for another chronic condition" will be added to these eligibility criteria.

Service Area: Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties.

Intake Process
By phone call or referral; referrals should be made by phone call.

Program Fees
Call.

Date of Official Change
Mar 22, 2024