Staff from Milestones Mental Health Agency will be at the Community Center of St. Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St in Arabi on March 3, 2009 from 10:30 AM to 12:00PM to assist parents and caretakers who have children in need of mental health services.

Parents whose child has been experiencing serious behavior or emotional problems for at least 3 months, or whose child has been hospitalized at least once for mental health reasons, are invited to attend a free consultation with Milestones Mental Health staff to see if their child would qualify for Milestones services. No appointment is needed; however, participation in this program is limited to
children age 17 and younger who are Medicaid recipients.

Milestones Mental Health Agency, located in Uptown New Orleans, is a mental health rehabilitation agency for children and adolescents with severe emotional/ behavioral disorders. Milestones's "Behavioral Health: Children and Adolescents Program" is accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). Through this program, counselors and social workers from Milestones work with children at home and in school to provide personalized counseling and skills training, as well as offering parenting and family therapy.

Additional Milestones resources include a psychiatrist for medication management, and trained staff who are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for crisis services. For more information, please phone Milestones Mental Health Agency at (504) 269-0234 or visit http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CommunityCenterofStB/07fa94a0a1/6ee2ca3186/f0e9aedc56.