2014
2014
A N N U A L
R E P O R T
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
AND CHAIRMAN
Dear Friends,
CGC has been serving children and families in need of
professional mental health services for sixty years. Over the
course of six decades, we have continuously expanded our
reach and enhanced our services to positively affect more
children and help more families. Today, with four offices,
community collaborations and an excellent professional staff,
we are helping more people than ever before.
This past year was record breaking, with demand for our
services skyrocketing. Over 2,500 children came through our
programs – 500 more than the year before. Tragically, at the
beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, three teenagers in
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Laura Weintraub Beck (left)
Stamford and Greenwich committed suicide. In addition to
with CGC’s President and CEO, Sherry Perlstein (right).
providing extensive post-vention services to help students and
staff cope with the losses, these tragic events resulted in heightened awareness of mental health issues and
demand for our services escalated.
Our annual benefit gala drew more than 250 kind and caring friends who helped us raise more funds than in any
prior event to support CGC’s programs and services in the months ahead. Our donors’ generosity was well-timed
because of the unprecedented surge in need we continue to face. To better meet this demand, we are at the
forefront of partnerships and collaborations. Last January, we opened an office at Domus Trailblazers Academy.
Based on the success of this endeavor, we hope to replicate the model in more local schools if additional support
becomes available through new school mental health initiatives.
As awareness and understanding grows around the issue of children’s mental health, we need to be able to help
more children as soon as a need is recognized, rather than waiting for situations to escalate to emergencies.
Through Connecticut’s 2-1-1 system, CGC is the agency called in to help when a child has a mental health crisis
or when emergencies strike impacting our four town area.
Although meeting heightened demand is a challenge, it represents a tremendous success. More parents are
educating themselves and recognizing their child’s need for treatment. Progress is being made in increasing
understanding and reducing the taboo of discussing mental health difficulties, decreasing families’ fear or
reluctance to get the help they need. We recognize that timeliness is key in diagnosing and properly treating
physical illness, and also crucial to successful mental health interventions and the best possible treatment results.
Because of the greater successes in early identification, we are currently operating at maximum capacity and
are stretched to provide timely treatment under non-emergency circumstances in the face of mounting demand.
The news of actor and comedian Robin Williams’s death brings to mind last year’s teen suicides, reminding us
that we are all touched by this issue. These events have left our community reeling, struggling to understand how
and why these tragedies happen. But our population is also caring and resilient and possesses a tremendous
capacity for warmth and generosity for those in need. We are determined to continue to raise awareness and
raise up children and families struggling with these issues. Proposed legislation drafted in the wake of Sandy
Hook Elementary School identifies two major concerns particularly relevant for our area:
• Because of lower reimbursement rates and high deductible plans, families with private health insurance
throughout the state have less access to services than those with Medicaid/HUSKY coverage.
• Lower Fairfield County receives a disproportionately lower level of state support for children’s mental
health services than other regions.
Many other agencies serve only Medicaid/HUSKY families and do not accept privately insured and underinsured
patients. However, CGC serves all children who ask for help, regardless of their ability to pay for services. We
are determined to continue with this policy, but we need your help. Join us in advocating for a fair share of state
support. CGC’s voice must be heard – and loudly – at the state level to demonstrate our region’s true needs. Last
year, 93% of patients required a CGC subsidy in order to cover their cost of receiving services; this is why private
contributions are so important. A family’s financial situation should not prevent their children from receiving
mental health treatment when they need it. We must grow in order to meet the rising demand for our programs
and have expanded our staff, but this approach is not sustainable without additional support.
In this report, we invite you to read more about our accomplishments and stories of children we have helped
this year. Successes like these are why we do what we do. These are the differences that you help make. Every
childhood should be enjoyed to the fullest extent, bursting with discovery, friendship, and love. As we move
forward into a new year, please know that your support and your voice are important and truly make a difference.
Sherry Perlstein, MSW
President, Chief Executive Officer
Laura Weintraub Beck
Chairman, Board of Directors
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The Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut is a professionally staffed outpatient mental health center
for children and adolescents who experience psychological, behavioral, developmental, social or family
problems. We are dedicated to reducing emotional suffering and dysfunctional behavior, strengthening
families, and helping each child and adolescent achieve optimal potential.
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REVENUE
REVENUE
Government Grants
$2,085,759
43.8%
1,149,242
24.1%
Corporations/Foundations/
Non-Government Grants
989,819
20.8%
Individual Contributions/Special Events
535,477
11.3%
$4,760,297
100.0%
$2,686,468
56.8%
Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services*
861,547
18.2%
Child First
426,398
9.0%
Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy
368,533
7.8%
System of Care
270,054
5.7%
Child Sexual Abuse Response Team
116,178
2.5%
Fees for Service
OPERATING REVENUE
EXPENSE
EXPENSE
Child and Family Therapy*
OPERATING EXPENSE
$4,729,177
Change in Net Assets Before
Depreciation
$
100.0%
31,120
2014
* Includes operating expenses of $401,949 for services provided to crime victims
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L Y E A R
R E A L
S T O R I E S
STOR IES
Bobby suffered from anxiety, felt like an outcast in school, and had invasive suicidal thoughts every day. With
treatment at CGC, his grades have improved, he socializes with friends again, and he no longer experiences
panic attacks or thoughts of suicide.
Throughout kindergarten, Jesse suffered extreme anxiety and incapacitating physical side effects. After
following a plan developed by his therapist, parents, and teacher, he now regularly attends first grade and enjoys
going to school.
Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services clinicians were dispatched to 16 year old Jack’s house after he
returned from a psychiatric hospitalization. He met with crisis clinicians twice weekly for several weeks to
stabilize his suicidal thoughts and has since transferred to our Child and Family Therapy program, where he and
his therapist explore the underlying issues that led to his emergency. Jack’s coping skills have improved and his
parents no longer worry about his safety.
Stacey, 5 years old, was physically aggressive towards kindergarten classmates after her parents divorced.
Stacey’s treatment dealt with anger and sibling rivalry. She can now express her feelings safely, is doing well at
home and school, and is beginning to make new friends.
R E A L
IMPAC T
I M P A C T
38%
36%
increase in clients from Darien.
increase in clients from Greenwich.
22% increase in clients from Stamford.
10% increase in clients from New Canaan.
Of the children served:
• 27% had academic functioning problems,
• 25% were suicidal or contemplated suicide,
• 15% had been physically abused, sexually abused, or neglected,
• 12% inflicted injuries on themselves.
93%
of children who completed treatment achieved reduction in their symptoms
and improvements in mood, behavior, school, peer, and family functioning.
WHO WE SERVE
PROGRAM.......................................................................... # SERVED
Child and Family Therapy*........................................................... 1,060
Child First Program........................................................................... 44
Child Sexual Abuse Response Team................................................ 81
Community Consultation Services.................................................. 171
Community Education Services...................................................... 254
Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services*........................................ 624
Community Emergency Response Program........................................173
Community Policing Partnership......................................................... 44
Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy.................................................... 51
System of Care.................................................................................. 55
Total............................................................................................. 2,557
GENDER
Male......................................................51%
Female.................................................49%
AGE
Birth–5..................................................17%
6–11......................................................24%
12–17...................................................55%
18+.........................................................4%
ETHNICITY
Latino....................................................45%
Caucasian/White..................................28%
African American/Black........................21%
Bi-Racial/Other.......................................5%
Asian......................................................1%
*The statistics for services provided to 382 crime victims are incorporated in the Child and Family Therapy and Emergency Mobile
Psychiatric Services programs.
Together, We Can Make a Difference
Make Your Donation Today
Use the enclosed envelope or visit www.childguidancect.org/waystodonate.htm.
Consider Your Lasting Impact
Together, you and your neighbors have built this community. Together, you can also do something profound to
sustain it and help create resources for generations of children to come. Think of your community as one of your
heirs and designate the Child Guidance Center as a beneficiary.
Just as a child’s journey starts today, so can your legacy. There
are many ways you can plan for the future. Some of the options for
creating a lasting impact include:
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Gift Annuities
Bequests / Revocable Living Trusts
Life Insurance (Beneficiary Designation)
Retirement Plans / IRAs (Beneficiary Designation)
For more information please contact Jeannine Egdorf
at (203) 517-3320 or jeannine.egdorf@childguidancect.org.
This year,
CGC served
24%
more children
than last
year.
Your Legacy. Their Future.
“I would say to other kids, that what happened will stop and everything will start to get better.
If you tell someone, they will make sure you are safe, even if the “jerk” made you feel unsafe.
Things are actually starting to get better, but it took some time”
Anna, age 14
P R O G R A M S
A N D
S E R V I C E S
P R OGR AMS
CGC provides a broad range of high-quality treatment services tailored to each child’s individual needs, challenges
and strengths. Mental health treatment for children is not simply about changing behavior, but also about helping
children feel differently about themselves and their possibilities, and helping parents to be more competent,
confident and loving in their parenting.
Crisis Programs
Crisis programs target children at the highest risk for injury, abuse, or lasting psychological damage.
Child Sexual Abuse Response Team is an interagency team that integrates criminal justice and protective services
investigations, providing comprehensive services for child victims of sexual abuse and their non-offending parents.
Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services are available 7 days a week, with clinicians meeting children in crisis wherever
they are needed – at home, school, or elsewhere – to stabilize dangerous situations and prevent violence and suicide.
Community Policing Partnership brings together police and mental health clinicians 24/7 to provide outreach to child
victims, witnesses of violence, and high risk youngsters.
Community Emergency Response Program provides on-site assistance and counseling after events impacting large
groups, such as natural disasters, school violence, death, or suicide.
Ongoing Treatment Programs
Ongoing treatment programs focus on minimizing problematic behaviors and fostering healthy development.
Child and Family Therapy, our largest program, utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach to provide a broad range of
comprehensive individualized mental health assessments and treatment services, tailored to meet the needs of each child
and family.
Child First is an intensive in-home model focused on decreasing abuse, neglect, developmental delays, and health problems
among the highest-risk children from prenatal to 6 years.
Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy is an in-home family-based approach to treat adolescents with substance abuse and
related dangerous behaviors.
System of Care helps families of seriously emotionally disturbed, abused or neglected children meet complex needs by
helping families access integrated services to safely maintain children at home and avoid the disruption of out-of-home
placement.
Beyond treating individual children and families,
CGC offers services that benefit the public and
advance knowledge, understanding, acceptance, and best
practices in children’s mental health.
Prevention Programs
Community Education Services offer seminars and workshops for the general public and professionals working with
children to increase awareness of issues affecting child development.
Community Consultation Services are available to schools, shelters, and other youth-focused agencies to help them
better respond to children’s mental health needs.
Crisis services are available 7 days a week. To reach our Crisis Team: Dial 2-1-1
C O M M U N I T Y
P A R T N E R S
PA R T N E R S
Collaborations with other community providers such as schools, police, doctors, and hospitals enable us to provide more
comprehensive, wraparound services. Similarly, our partnership with donors enables us to bridge the gap between what it
costs CGC to provide services and what families are able to pay. Together we make a difference in the lives of children,
assuring that when a child is struggling, help is not delayed.
$100,000 +
Andor Capital Management Foundation
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Herbert and Nell Singer Foundation, Inc.
United Way of Greenwich
Viking Global Foundation
Peter B. and Adeline W. Ruffin Foundation
Round Hill Community Church, Inc.
Ruth W. Brown Foundation
St. John’s Community Foundation
The TJX Foundation, Inc.
Xerox Foundation
Angela and John DeLelle, Jr.
Chris and Al DiGuido
Maja Dubois
Ritu and Eric Duenwald
Exchange Club of New Canaan
First Congregational Church of Darien
First Congregational Church of Greenwich
$50,000 - $99,999
First Niagara Foundation
$2,500 - $4,999
James A. Colica
Mike Gaudino
Anonymous
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The Community Fund of Darien
Kerri and Franco Gencarelli
Gail A. Balcerzak
Grossman Family Foundation
General Re Corporation
The Berkowitz Law Firm, LLC
Hedge Funds Care: Help for Children
Nina Gershon and Bernie Fried
Kim and Willie Brasser
Greater Hartford Community Foundation
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Cornelia
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Judy D. and Charles P. Eaton
Christine and Paul Hampel
Alina and Raul Cosio
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Olga and Christopher Hartwell
Pamela
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Kathy and Pieter Hoets
Susan
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and
Greg
Davis
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S & L Marx Foundation, Inc.
Clive Johnson
Margaret
Deluca
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Jennifer and Craig Knebel
Ann and Kevin Driscoll
KPMG
Eric M. Dull
$10,000 - $24,999
Anne and Christopher Kratky
Amy and Jared Dulski
Sue and Tim Collier
Barbara C. Laughlin
Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
First County Bank Foundation
Louis J. Kuriansky Foundation, Inc.
Rose and Mike Foley
Garden Homes Fund
Ann Mandel
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Barbara and Peter McSpadden
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Marie Fauth Charitable Fund
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Suzanne and Glen Messina
Heidi and Brian Miller
Jim Parke
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$5,000 - $9,999
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Sam’s Wine & Liquor
SAS Designs
Shelley Leibowitz
Southern Wine & Spirits of New York
Splash Car Wash
SPLURGE Gifts, LLC
Spotted Horse
Stamford Downtown
Stamford Symphony
Stamford Toys
Star Liquors
Sterling Equities
Steven Fox Jewelry
Steven Mueller Architects, LLC
Strada Restaurant
Stuart Aronson
Team Epic
Ten Twenty Post Oyster Bar / Bistro
The Chelsea
The Goose American Bistro & Bar
The Gray Goose
The Kiddie Kitchen, LLC
The Professional Security Group
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Whelk
Thomson Reuters
Sue and Tim Collier
Sugar Plum Apple Pie
Tony’s Deli of New Canaan
Travelers Championship
Val’s Putnam Wines & Liquors
Wakefield Design Center
Yogapata
munity
What a way to celebrate our
60th birthday! This year’s gala
was held for the first time at
the Loading Dock in Stamford,
a modern and chic new spot.
Music, dinner, and dancing
were enjoyed by over 250
guests and we set a new record
for funds raised! The theme,
Come Play!... Like It’s YOUR
Birthday acknowledged our
many years of service and
celebrated the simple joys that
make a profound difference
in a child’s life. All proceeds
support CGC’s vital mental
health services to children in
need.
Save the Date!
Come Play! In-Kind Donations
Connecticut Distributors Inc.
Isabelle Lynch
Amanda Mundorf
Rocco Panetta
Rapid Press
Val Saltzman
Serendipity Magazine
Mireille Sibilio
Trips Restaurant
Celina Vasquez
Young Women of Fairfield County
We apologize for any errors or omissions.
Please contact the Development Department
with any corrections.
Come Play...
Like It’s YOUR Birthday!
Next year’s event will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2015
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Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, Inc.
196 Greyrock Place
Stamford, CT 06901
203-324-6127 • www.childguidancect.org
generalmailbox@childguidancect.org
Other service locations
103 West Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06902 • 203-324-6127
23 Benedict Place, Greenwich, CT 06830 • 203-983-5294
972 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820 • 203-662-9380
New Canaan, CT • 203-324-6127
facebook.com/childguidancect
twitter.com/cgcCT
Supported by the Connecticut Department of Children & Families; the Office of Victims
Services; the Town of Greenwich Department of Social Services and Community
Development Block Grant; the City of Stamford Community Development Block Grant;
and the Town of New Canaan Health and Human Services Department.
Board of Directors
Jay H. Sandak, Esq.,
Chairman
Gail Balcerzak, Esq.
Laura W. Beck, Esq.
James A. Colica
Timothy G. Collier
John Crum
Margaret A. Deluca, Esq.
Charlesanna Ecker
Ginny Ertl
Stephen A. Gramps
Paul F. Hampel
Clive Johnson, DO
Michael Keady
Shelley Leibowitz
Kim Logan
Dan Malkoun
Kenda McDonnell
Richard Ostuw
Lisa B. Rooney, MD
Edward Rosenthal
Ethan Schwartz
James A. Shapiro, Esq.
Toddy Turrentine
Jennifer VanBelle
Donna W. Zalichin
Sigal Zarmi
Directors Emeritus
Judy D. Eaton
Jutta M. Nemec, MD
Edward D. Stewart
Joseph R. Taddeo
Harold J. Tinkler
Senior Management Team
Sherry Perlstein, MSW, President/CEO
Kimberly DiBella-Farber, MSW, Director, Quality & Operations, COO
Jeannine Egdorf, BBA, Development Director
Jennifer Knebel, MBA, Chief Financial Officer
Deborah Matthews, PhD, Director, Admissions and Assessment
Elizabeth Ortiz-Schwartz, MD, Medical Director
Jessica Welt, PsyD, Director, Crisis Services
Care Coordinators and Case Managers
Ivelise Alicea, BA
Greta Colon-Vargas, BA
Scott Emerson-Pace, BS
Clinical Staff
Ashley Adamson, MSW
Gloria Aronson-Weinberg, MSW
Cara Barbierri, PsyD
Anna Binder, MD
Lindsey Bloomenthal, MSW
Jessie Boye-Doe, MSW
Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow
Yekaterina Donina, PsyD
Michael Hass, PsyD
Program Director, SART
Ginelle Carsillo, MA
Mary Curley, MSW
Jessica Davis, MS
Helene D’Jay, MS
Simon Epstein, MD
Shari Fanelli, MS
Larry Rosenberg, PhD
Master Supervisor Consultant
Steve Rosenberg, MSW
Marcella Sancho, MSW
Kim Sauter, MSW
Dan Sciarra, PhD
Katherine Terbush, MSW
Lindsay Tiscia, MSW
Diana Torres, MSW
Mary Tuttle, APRN
Dana Vera, MSW
Nancy Wickware, MSW
Program Director, System of Care
Veruzca Guzman, BA
Francis Ortiz-Mortensen, MSW
Mirlande Pressat
Sandra Saavedra, BA
Carmen Elena Woody, MPS
Psychology Interns
Benjamin Rubin, PsyD Candidate
Sarah Schwartz, PsyD Candidate
Hulya Tekan, PsyD Candidate
Heather Yeghnazar, PhD Candidate
Social Work Interns
Cara Colavito, MSW Candidate
Lauri Levitt, MSW Candidate
Kimberly Mogg, MSW Candidate
Program Director, MDFT
Larry Feldman, MSW
Kirimi Fuller, PsyD
Community Office Director, Greenwich
Lindsay Grossman, MSW
Sophie Kay, MA
Melanie Koschnitzke, MSW
Eunice Matthews, PhD, MSW
Erica Pomerantz, PsyD
Program Director, Child First
Mary Pomerantz, MSW
Community Office Director, Darien/New Canaan
Administrative Staff
Margaret Bruns, BS, Administrative Assistant
Christa Chu, MPA, Development Associate
Michaela Daddabbo, BA, Executive Assistant
Gayle Glover, BS, Receptionist/Records Assistant
Maritza Martinez, Billing Associate
Ned Pearce, MPA, Controller
Sandra Perez, Receptionist/Billing Assistant
Josephine Persampieri, BA, Administrative Assistant
Edith Quinones, Accounting Administrator
Lynn Stempien, Office Administrator
Cara Sullivan, BA, Coordinator, Quality & Technology
Maria Vallejo, BS, Receptionist/Records Assistant
Maximizing every donor’s dollar this report was designed in-house by CGC’s Development Staff and with the generosity of Rapid Press