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Frequently Used Acronyms

ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD: Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder

ASD: Autistic Spectrum Disorder

BOCES: Board of Cooperative Educational Services

CANS: Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths

CFS: Child and Family Services

DSS: Department of Social Services

DJJOY: Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth

FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FAE: Fetal Alcohol Effect

FSP: Family Support Person

HBCI: Home Based Crisis Intervention

HEAP: Home Energy Assistance Program

IADT: Intensive Adolescent Day Treatment

ICC: Intensive Care Coordinator

ICM: Intensive Case Manager

IED: Intermittent Explosive Disorder

IEP: Individual Education Plan

ISP: Individual Service Plan

JJ: Juvenile Justice

ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OMH: Office of Mental Health

OPWDD: Office of People with Developmental Delays

PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

RHY: Runaway and Homeless Youth

SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SCM: Supportive Case Manager

SED: Serious Emotional Disorder

SOC: System of Care

TAY: Transition Age Youth

TIP: Transition to Independence Process

YASI: Youth Assessment Screening Instrument

YES: Youth Emergency Services