SERVICE PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE NETWORK
| Manhattan SPAN 80 Centre Street, Suite 200B New York, NY 10013 Phone: 212-732-7906 Fax: 212-732-7908 Hours: Mon. – Fri. 10:00AM-8:00PM Supervisor: Robin DeRoche | Bronx SPAN 1000 Grand Concourse, Suite 2E Bronx, NY 10451 Phone: 718-590-1235 Fax: 718-538-0165 Hours: Mon. – Fri. 10:00AM – 7:00PM Supervisor: Sara Airall |
| Staten Island SPAN 25 Hyatt Street, Suite 6F Staten Island, NY 10301 Phone: 718-815-4503 Fax: 718-815-7023 Hours: Mon. – Fri. 10:00AM – 7:00PM Supervisor: Arthur Pettersen | Brooklyn SPAN 408 Jay Street, Suite 203 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 718-625-9736 Fax: 718-625-9739 Hours: Mon. – Fri. 10:00AM – 7:00PM Contact: Cassandra Woods |
| Queens SPAN 125-10 Queens Boulevard, Suite 224 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Phone: 718-897-1854 Fax: 718-897-2731 Hours: Mon. – Fri. 10:00AM – 7:00PM Contact: Monique King |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Service Planning and Assistance Network (SPAN) provides outreach, information and referrals to forensic mentally ill individuals upon their release from New York City courts and jails. Participation in the SPAN program is completely voluntary and is not mandated by the courts.
SPAN’s skilled discharge planning team connects forensic mentally ill individuals to mental health, medical and support services in their communities. SPAN also provides qualified individuals in need of medication with a Medication Grant Program Card, which is accepted at over 3,800 pharmacies in New York State. SPAN offices are located within walking distance of the criminal courts in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx. A Queens office will open in the near future.
For more information or to arrange a SPAN presentation at your agency contact the SPAN office in your borough. If you are located in Oueens please contact the Brooklyn or Manhattan SPAN office.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
SPAN provides services to forensic mentally ill adults, 18 years of age or older and reside in New York City. SPAN serves individuals who received mental health treatment while incarcerated in a correctional facility operated by the State, Federal government or New York City Department of Correction.
Individuals incarcerated in correctional facilities operated by the New York City Department of Correction who received treatment for mental illness, and were seen by Mental Health Staff for mental health treatment (2) two times or more, and are diagnosed as seriously and persistently mentally ill (SPMI), will be classified as Brad H. Class Members.
Clients should report to SPAN within (30) thirty days of their release date for comprehensive discharge planning services. Clients that report to SPAN more than 30 days after their release date will receive an assessment, and referrals(s). If the client does not have Medicaid and requires psychotropic medication, SPAN will complete a Medication Grant Program application and submit it for approval. If approved, the client will be given a Medication Grant Program card. To qualify for the Medication Grant Program, the client must report to the SPAN office within seven (7) days of release.
REFERRAL MATERIALS
Criminal justice representatives and community-based service providers can refer clients to SPAN. Clients can also walk-in without a referral for services. Clients must have been released from a New York City court or Jail within the past thirty (30) days, be classified as Brad H. class member (have two (2) mental health treatment visits while incarcerated) or SPMI.
DIRECTIONS TO SPAN
All SPAN offices are located within walking distance of the Criminal Courts in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island and is accessible by public transportation. Contact the SPAN office in your borough for additional information. Clients and service providers of Queens County may contact Manhattan or Brooklyn SPAN
CONTACT PERSON
Ms. Donnell Tillman, Program Director
80 Centre Street, Suite 200B
New York, NY 10013
(212) 732-7906
