The newly renovated Kleinman Family Ohel Regional Center now features thoughtful spaces to enhance mental health services for youth.
Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services recently unveiled the newly renovated Kleinman Family Ohel Regional Center, expanding the space to accommodate the growing needs of local youths and their families seeking mental health services. The updates were made possible through grants from the New York State Office of Mental Health and generous donors, including Deena and Marvin Nagler, helping Ohel to deliver affordable and quality mental health care.
“Our goal is to provide a children’s center of excellence, allowing young people access to best-in-class clinical mental health therapists and experts who can offer the necessary support and resources,” said David Mandel, CEO of Ohel. “Ohel is well known as a training institute, and we employ several of the country’s top mental health experts who use evidence-based models to meet the social and emotional needs of all our clients, ideally at the onset of any incident or potential trauma. We are committed to serving the broader community and launching new programs as needs evolve.”
The centrally located outpatient center has owned a presence in Far Rockaway since 2009 and supports a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, family issues, and mood disorders. Over the years, the center’s young clientele has grown substantially. Now, the center has approachable and inclusive features, such as updated waiting rooms and seven child-friendly treatment offices filled with toys, art supplies, and more.
Later this year, Ohel will launch an early childhood mental health program for younger children, starting with infants and continuing through age six. The program will offer a perinatal therapist at its Brooklyn headquarters, with plans to extend these services to the Far Rockaway Center. These services will differ from current programs typically serving children between seven and eighteen. Participating therapists will also be trained and supervised by Dr. Norman Blumenthal and Dr. Chaim Neuhoff.
Raizel Keilson, clinical director of children’s services at Ohel Tikvah, noted, “We want to eliminate unnecessary stress and empower parents to recognize the signs and symptoms that may require a child to receive a mental health consult or intervention.”
“The center offers a range of services and treatment, making it convenient for parents and minimally disruptive for their children,” added Miriam Simon, clinical director at Ohel Tikvah, Beach 9th Center.
The Kleinman Family Ohel Regional Center serves a diverse population and is located at 156 Beach 9th Street (second floor) in Far Rockaway. The center accepts various insurances and offers clients a sliding scale. For more information or to schedule a consultation at The Kleinman Family Ohel Regional Center, call 718-851-6300.
About Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services
For more than 50 years, Ohel has provided transformative social services and mental health services.
Beginning as a foster care agency for Jewish children in New York, today Ohel cares for thousands of individuals through a broad range of programs, including mental health services and counseling, housing, and programs for people with developmental and psychiatric disabilities, older adult services, safe dwellings for domestic violence victims, and outpatient addiction treatment services.
Ohel’s Camp Kaylie welcomes children of all abilities to a summer of inclusive fun. Ohel Zachter Family National Trauma Center provides crisis response and support for trauma to communities nationwide. Ohel Kestenbaum Family International Children’s Services provides resilience-building programs for children and schools in New York, across the United States, in Israel, and around the world. To help us continue our essential services, donate at www.ohelfamily.org/donate.
