The Golisano Center for Special Needs will provide comprehensive, coordinated and scientifically based medical and behavioral care for children and adolescents with many types of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
When Upstate Golisano Childrens Hospital opened in 2009, it became the essential link for children and families across Central New York who were faced with illness and injury, and specialized health needs. While most patients have been well served, it is recognized that improvements are necessary to enhance the health and life outcomes for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
The new Golisano Center for Special Needs is poised to meet the challenges that children with I/DD and their families face through enhanced clinical care, education, basic research, and initiatives to promote inclusion and community building. It will provide comprehensive, coordinated and scientifically based medical and behavioral care for children and adolescents.
The Golisano Center for Special Needs team is ready to assist you with a variety of services provided by highly experienced professionals, using a multi-disciplinary approach, including:
The Biobehavioral Health Unit offers behavioral and mental health care to individuals with multiple mental and behavioral health diagnoses who also exhibit severe destructive behavior in an inpatient setting. To initiate a referral for admission to this unit, call 315-473-8700 or complete our referral form.
Increase in the number of children who could receive care.
Counties Served
The Golisano Center for Special Needs offers comprehensive, coordinated, and evidence-based medical and behavioral care for children and adolescents with a wide range of intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Biobehavioral Health Unit (BBHU) Inpatient Unit is an 11-bed facility that specializes in behavioral and mental health care for individuals ages 5 to 17. This unit provides intensive, one-on-one behavioral healthcare for children and adolescents who have complex mental health and behavioral diagnoses, including those exhibiting severe and disruptive behaviors.
Consider making a donation to the Upstate Golisano Center for Special Needs. Your support provides life-changing care for children with developmental disabilities and provides families with access to important services. Every gift offers hope, support, and the opportunity for these children to reach their full potential, creating brighter futures for them and their loved ones.
