The Child Abuse Prevention Program, Inc.
5 Hanover Square, 15th floor
New York, NY 10004
phone: 212-344-1902
fax: 212-344-1923
Directory of Child Abuse Resources
in the Borough of Queens
ACS Field Offices
165-15 Archer Avenue
Queens, NY
Telephone: (718) 481-5700/5930
Contact: Director – Mr. Edward R. Thompson
90-25 161st Street (North Fork Bank)
Queens, NY
Telephone: (718) 481-5700
Contact: Director – Mr. Jerry Spence
Families in Need
177 St. and Baisly St.
Jamaica, New York 11434
Telephone: (718) 276-4630
Services Offered: Individual, group, and family counseling, parenting and grand parenting classes. Referrals.
Contact: Director – Mrs. Lisa Atkins
Clients Served: *Children must be between ages of 10 and 15-yrs old*
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 6pm
Fees: No Fee.
Safe Space
10105 Lefferts Boulevard
Richmond Hill, New York 11419
Telephone: (718) 847-1500
Services Offered: Individual and family counseling, parenting skills training, domestic violence classes.
Contact: Supervisor – Michelle Cuttino
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm.
Clients Served: **At Least One Child In The Household Must Be Under The Age Of 18yrs**
Safe Space
Rockaway Family Resource Center
19-31 Mott Avenue, Suite 410
Far Rockaway, New York 11691
Telephone: (718) 471-6818
Services Offered: Individual, group and family counseling, parenting skills, domestic violence classes and handling of issues relating to child abuse.
Contact: Vice Supervisor – Nancy DeRenzo
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 9pm
Clients Served: Available to children ages 5 and older. English and Spanish speaking staff available.
Fees: Accepts Medicaid and other insurance.
Safe Space – Jamaica
Family Life Office
163-18 Jamaica Ave, 4th floor 402
Jamaica, NY 11432
Telephone: (718) 526-2400
Preventive Services
90-25 161st Street, 5th Floor
Telephone: (718) 526-2400
Services Offered: Individual, group, and family counseling, prevention of foster care placement for children at risk, domestic violence and parenting groups. Spanish speaking staff available.
Contact: Director of Preventive Services – Thomas Meyers
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am – 5pm; Tuesday: 9am – 7pm
Clients Served: **At Least One Child In The Home Must Be Under The Age Of 18**
Fees: No fees.
Child and Family Counseling Services
23-16 30th Avenue
Long Island City, New York 11102
Telephone: (718) 274-9007
Services Offered: Individual, family and couple counseling to prevent the need for foster placement, crime victim’s assistance, substance abuse, immigration, and social services. Domestic violence services offered provided the child is under the age of 17.
Contact: Director – Ms. Jean Sotirakis (Family Counseling)
Clients Served: At least one child in the home must be under the age of 18.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.
Fees: No fee.
Corona / Elmhurst Family Development Center
37-22 82nd Street, 2nd Floor
Jackson Heights, New York 11372
Telephone: (718) 779-1600
Services Offered: Individual and family counseling provided to help prevent the need for foster placement. Spanish speaking staff available.
Hours: Monday, Thursday: 9am – 9pm; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am – 5pm
Contact: Carmen Ramirez
Clients Served: At least one child in the home must be under the age of 18.
Fees: No Fee.
Family Consultation Services
Diocese of Long Island
216-10 Jamaica Avenue
Queens Village, New York 11428
Telephone: (718) 465-8585
Services Offered: Individual, group and family counseling, as well as these specific preventive service programs:
Grandparents as Parents Program
216-10 Jamaica Avenue
Queens Village, NY 11428
Telephone: (718) 776-2333
Homework Help Program
Queens Village, NY 11429
Telephone: (718) 776-2333
Contact: Felicia Minerva
Clients Served: At least one child in the home must be under the age of 18.
Hours: Monday, Friday: 9am – 5pm; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9am – 8pm
Fees: If there are no children under the age of 18 in the household there is a fee.
Flushing Hospital
146-01 45th Avenue, Suite 310
Flushing, New York 11355
Telephone: (718) 670-5562
Services Offered: Individual, group and family counseling, and a mental health clinic is available.
Contact: Director – Daniel Chen
Hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday: 9am – 5pm; Tuesday, Wednesday: 9am – 9pm
Clients Served: Children 5 years old & older.
Fees: Private Insurance, Medicaid, and sliding scale fee.
Hillside Eastern Queens Mental Health Center
221-10 Jamaica Avenue, Room 210
Queens Village, New York 11429
Telephone: (718) 740-3310
Services Offered: Individual, group and family counseling dealing with issues relating to child abuse.
Contact: Program Director – Lindell Ray
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8am – 8pm; Tuesday, Friday: 8am – 5pm
Clients Served: Children 5 years old & older.
Fees: Insurance & sliding scale fee.
Catholic Charities
Jamaica Family & Youth Program
9511 160th Street, 1st floor
Jamaica, NY 11432
Telephone: (718) 526-5151
Services Offered: Individual, group and family counseling dealing with issues relating to child abuse and prevention of foster care. Spanish speaking staff available.
Contact Person: Director – Gail McDonald
Clients Served: At least one child in the home must be under the age of 18yrs.
Fees: sliding scale based on insurance and referrals.
Catholic Charities Family Centers provide short term counseling to individuals and families as well as crisis support. Self help groups, immigration, parenting, preteen, and domestic violence programs, as well as childcare services are also provided.
Catholic Community Center of Northern Queens
23-40 Astoria Blvd
Astoria, NY 11102
Telephone: (718) 725-9790
Queens South Family Center
90-39 189th Street
Hollis, NY 11423
Telephone: (718) 217-1238
Joseph P. Addabbo Center
Telephone: (718) 945-7150
Mental Health Clinic
67-10 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Arverne, NY 11692
Services Offered: Individual, group, and family counseling, parenting groups and HIV counseling.
Contact: Director – Dr. Peter Nelson
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm.
Clients Served: Children 4years old and older.
Fees: Sliding scale fee, Medicaid & insurance accepted.
Mary Immaculate Hospital
152-11 89th Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
Telephone: (888) 689-1684 or (718) 558-9510
Services Offered: Adult psychiatric treatment.
Fees: Medicaid or insurance accepted or there is a $60.00 fee.
Steinway Children and Family Services of Howard Beach
156-36 Crossbay Blvd Suite C
Howard Beach, NY 11414
Telephone: (718) 738-6800
Services Offered: Individual psychotherapy for children, adolescents, & adults, as well as family counseling
Contact: Susan Appleman – Director
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9am – 9pm; Friday: 9am – 7:30pm; Saturday: 9am – 3:30pm.
Clients Served: Children 5 years old or older.
Fees: Sliding scale fee and Medicaid is accepted
Professional Service Center for the Handicapped (PSCH)
22-44 119th Street
College Point, NY 11356
Telephone: (718) 445-4700
Services Offered: Professional services for people with disabilities, including mental health counseling and housing.
Contact: President – Ralph Farkas
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 6:30pm. Houses are 24 hours. Clinics can be from 6 to 7 days a week.
Queens Hospital Center
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
Telephone: (718) 883-3000
Services Offered: Child and adolescent psychiatric services.
Contact: Dr. Rose Marcus
Clients Served: Children 4 years old and older.
Fees: Sliding scale fee, and Medicaid accepted.
Shield Institute, Inc.
144-61 Roosevelt Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
Telephone: (718) 939-8700
Services Offered: Pre-school and school age early intervention center for children with special needs, and daycare and clinical services for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Contact: Asst. Director of Programs and Services – Carole Gothelf
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 6pm.
Fees: Fees depend on program.
AMT Children of Hope Safe Haven Program
Helpline: 877-796-HOPE(4673)
Services Offered: Safe Haven provides a safe place for a mother to leave her newborn child and not be charged with a crime. The child must be no older than five days old and all hospital emergency rooms, Police Stations, hospitals & Community Firehouses are considered safe havens.
Queens Child Guidance Center
60-02 Queens Blvd. Lower Level
Woodside, NY 11377
Telephone: (718) 651-7770
Services Offered: Individual, and family counseling, crisis intervention, substance abuse, and case management. Offers services to families in risk of losing their children do to abuse.
Clients Served: Families and children from 0-18.
Fees: Sliding Scale