Mental Health Acronyms

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This list of acronyms was compiled from a variety of sources. An acronym is a pronounceable word formed from each of the first letters of a descriptive phrase or
by combining the initial letters or
parts of words from the phrase. Here are some examples of acronyms:

ALOS   Average Length of Stay
ACT     Assertive Community Treatment

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(A)	Advocate
AA/NA	Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous
AAA	Area Agency on Aging
AAAs	Affirmative Action Administrators
AACAP	American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
AACP	American Association of Community Psychiatrists
AAMR	American Association on Mental Retardation
AAUAP	American Association of University Affiliated Programs
ABSS	Applied Behavioral Sciences Specialist
AC	Augmentative Communication
ACD	Alternate Care Determination or Agency for Child Development
ACDD	Accreditation Council on Developmental Disabilities
ACF	Adult Care Facility or Administration for Families and Children
ACLS	Advanced Cardiac Life Support
ACS	New York City Administration for Children's Services, formerly Children's Protective Services
ACSW	Academy of Certified Social Workers
ACT	Assertive Community Treatment
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
ADC	Adult Day Care
ADD	Administration on Developmental Disabilities
ADEA	Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1965
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL	Activities of Daily Living (sometimes "ADL skills")
ADR	Additional Documents Request
AES	Adaptive Equipment Specialist
AFDC	Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AHA	American Heart Association
AHIP	America's Health Insurance Plans
AHRC	Association for the Help of Retarded Citizens or Children
AHRQ	Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
AIDS	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AILCNY	Association of Independent Living Centers in New York Inc.
ALFS	Aid to Localities Financial System
ALIA	Alliance of Long Island Agencies, Inc.
ALOS	Average Length of Stay
AMAP	Approved Medication Administration Personnel
AMI	Alliance on Mental Illness
AOC	Administrator on Call
AOD	Administrator on Duty
AOT	Assisted Outpatient Treatment
APA	American Psychiatric Association or American Psychological Association
APC	Ambulatory Payment Classification
APS	adult protective services
ARC	Association for Retarded Citizens (formerly "Children")
ARF	Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
ARMS	Alternative Rate Methodology
ARS	Automated Rate Setting
ARTL	Agency Reduction Transfer List
ASA/O	Adolescent Sexual Abuser/Offender System
ASAP	The Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State or The American Society for Adolescent Psychology
ASFC	Agency Sponsored Family Care
ASL	American Sign Language
ASQ	Ages and Stages Questionnaire
ASSG	Administrative Support Services Group
ASSQ	Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire
AT	Assistive Technology
ATA	Assistive Technology Act of 1998
ATF	Alcoholism Treatment Facility
ATM	Automatic Teller Machines
AURORA	Automated Userid Request & Online Resource Authorization
AWOL	Absences Without Leave

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C&F	Children and Families
C&Y	Children and Youth
CAB	Consumer Advisory Board
CABI	Center for Advance Brain Imaging
CAC	Credentialed Alcoholism Counselor
CACMH	Center for the Advancement of Childrens Mental Health
CADD	Computer-Aided Design & Drafting
CAE	Closely Allied Entity
CAFAS	Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale
CAFR	Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
CAH	Care At Home
CAIRS	Child and Adult Integrated Reporting System
CAMS	Capital Asset Management System
CANS	Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths
CANS-MH	Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths - Mental Health Instrument
CANY	The Correctional Association of New York
CAP	Client Assistance Program
CAPNET	CAPital District NETwork (provides telephone service for state agencies in the capital district.)
CAPTA	Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act; formerly "CAPA"
CARE	Consumer Advocate Review and Evaluation
CARF	Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
CAS	Central Accounting System
CASA	Computer Application Sharing Agreement
CAT Scan	Computerized Axial Tomography Scan
CBCL	Child Behavior Checklist
CBFM	Community Budget and Financial Management
CBO	Consolidated Business Office or Community-Based Organization
CBR	Consolidated Budget Report
CBT	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Competency Based Training
CBVH	Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped
CCF	Council on Children & Families
CCM	Comprehensive Case Management
CCR	Consolidated Claiming Report
CCRB	Civilian Complaint Review Board
CCSI	Coordinated Children's Services Initiative
CDC	Centers for Disease Control & Prevention or Child Development Center
CDCP	Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
CDL	Commercial Drivers License
CDPC	Capital District Psychiatric Center
CDR	Continuing Disability Reviews
CDT	Continuing Day Treatment
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CESQG	Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator
CET	Crisis Evaluation Team or Community Evaluation Team
CFA	Comprehensive Functional Assessment
CFDA	Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CFF	Consolidated Facilities File
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CFR	Consolidated Fiscal Report or Code of Federal Regulations
CFS	New York State Children and Family Services
CGAS	Children’s Global Assessment Scale
CHAS	Comprehensive Housing Affordable Strategy
CHAT	Childhood Autism Test or Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
CHCS	Center for Health Care Strategies
CHHA	Certified Home Health Agency
CHIP	Children's Health Insurance Program
CHP	Child Health Plus
CI	Community Inclusion
CIFA	New York State Center for Information Forensics and Assurance at the University at Albany
CIN	Client Identification Number
CIO	Office of the Chief Information Officer
CISM	Center for Information Systems Management
CIT	Center for Intensive Treatment
CITER	Center for Information Technology and Evaluation Research (formerly CISM)
CITER-ER	Center for Information Technology and Evaluation Research - Evaluation Research branch
CITER-IT	Center for Information Technology and Evaluation Research - Information Technology branch
CLMHD	New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
CM	Case Management or Manager
CMAT	Children's Mobile Assessment Team
CMCM	Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management
CME	Continuing Medical Education
CMHAN	Children's Mental Health Action Network
CMHC	Community Mental Health Center
CMHS	Center for Mental Health Services or Federal Community Mental Health Services Block Grant or Community Mental Health Services
CMM	Community Minor Maintenance
CMMS	Computerized Maintenance Management System
CMO	Career Mobility Office
CMS	Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
CNDA	Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Agreement
CNS-CREF	The Center for Neuro Skills Clinical Research and Education Foundation
Coalition	The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, Inc.
COBRA	Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act
COC	New York State Commission of Correction
COD	Co-occurring Disorders
COIL	Coalition of Independent Living
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment
COMPASS	Consumerism, Outcome, Management Plan, Agency Self-Survey
CON	Certificate of Need
COP	Conditions of Participation or Comprehensive Outpatient Providers
COPS	Comprehensive Outpatient Program Services
COQ	Consumer Opinion Questionnaire
COTA	Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
COTS ERP	Commercial Off-The-Shelf Enterprise Resource Planning Software
Covenant	Covenant House of New York
CP	Cerebral Palsy
CPA	Child Protective Agency or Certified Public Accountant
CPEOM	Center for Performance Evaluation and Outcomes Management
CPEP	Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program
CPI	consumer price index
CPL	Criminal Procedure Law
CPOE	Computerized Prescriber Order Entry
CPS	Child Protective Services
CPSE	Committee for Preschool Special Education
CQAIMH	Center for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health
CQC	New York State Commission on Quality of Care of the Mentally Disabled
CQCAPD	New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
CQI	Continuous Quality Improvement
CQR	Claiming Quarterly Report
CR	Community Residence
CRBF	Cost Report Base File
CR-File	Copy of the XR file; [used to produce a cost report; where changes are made]
CRIPA	Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act of 1980
CRP	Children's Residential Program
CRS	Community Rehabilitation and Support
CR-SRO	community residence care Single Room Occupancy
CSB	Community Services Board
CSCIC	New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination
CSE	Committee on Special Education
CSEA	Civil Service Employees Association Union
CSEAP	Clerical and Secretarial Employee Advancement Program
CSP	Community Services Plan (formerly CSEP) or Community Support Program
CSS	Community Support Services or System
CSW	Certified Social Worker

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NAMI	National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAPAS	National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.
NARPA	National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy
NASDDDS	National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
NASMHPD	National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
NCCBH	National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
NCLB	No Child Left Behind
NCP	National Council on Disability
NDF	Net Deficit Funding
NF	Nursing Facility
NFP	Not-for-Profit organization
NGC	National Guideline Clearinghouse
NHIS	National Health Interview Survey
NHSC	National Health Service Corps
NIA	National Institute on Aging
NICU	Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NIDRR	National Institute of Disability & Rehabilitation Research
NIE	National Institute of Education
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIIMS	National Interagency Incident Management System
NIMBY	not in my back yard
NIMH	National Institute of Mental Health
NIMRS	New Incident Management Reporting System
NIQRS	New Initiatives Quarterly Reporting System
NKI	Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
NLM	National Library of Medicine
NOD	Notice of Determination or Notice of Discipline
NORC	naturally occurring retirement communities
NOS	Not Otherwise Specified
NOT	Notice of Termination
NP	Nurse Practitioner
NPC	Neighborhood Preservation Corporation
NPI	National Provider Identifier
NPP	Notice of Privacy Practices
NPS	Non-Personal Services
NRI	National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Inc.
NSSP	National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
NYAPRS	New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
NYCDH&MH	New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
NYCDMH	New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services
NYCDOH&MH	New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
NYCHHC	New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.
NYCRO	New York City Regional Office
NYCRR	New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
NYFMS	New York Financial Management System
NYISER	New York Interagency Supported Employment Report
NYLPI	New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc.
NYPI	New York State Psychiatric Institute
NYRSA	New York State Rehabilitation Association
NYS OHIP	New York State Campaign for Mental Health Housing
NYSACRA	New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies
NYSARC	Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. (formerly, New York State "A.R.C.")
NYS-CARES	New York State – Creating Alternatives in Residential Environments and Services
NYSCMHH	New York State Campaign for Mental Health Housing
NYSCRR	New York State Codes, Rules and Regulations
NYSNA	New York State Nurses Association
NYSPA	New York State Psychiatric Association
NYSRA	New York State Rehabilitation Association
NYSSAC	New York State Society for Autistic Citizens
NYSTEP	New York State Electronic Personnel System

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SAMHSA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAPA	New York State Administrative Procedure Act
SARA	New York State State Archives and Records Administration
SBIT	School-Based Intervention Teams
SC	Service Coordinator
SCA	Standards Compliance Analyst
SCAA	Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
SCIP	Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention
SCIP-R	Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention-Revised
SCM	Supportive Case Manager or Management
SCOC	New York State Commission of Correction
SCP	Senior Companion Program
SCQ	Social Communication Questionnaire, formerly the Autism Screener Questionnaire or ASQ
SCTA	Secure Care Treatment Aide or New York Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
SD	Self Determination
SDMC	Surrogate Decision-Making Committee
SDQ	Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire
SED	New York State Education Deptment or Serious Emotional Disturbance or Seriously Emotionally Disturbed
SEFA	State Employees Federated Appeal
SEIT	Special Education Itinerant Teacher
SEMO	State Emergency Management Office
SEQRA	New York State Environmental Quality Review Act
SER	Security Reporting
SES	Socio-economic status
SETRC	Special Education Training & Resource Center
SFL	New York State Finance Law
SHNNY	Supportive Housing Network of New York
SHSC	New York State Health Services Corps.
SI	Special Investigator or Investigation
SIB	Self-Injurious Behavior
SILC	Statewide Independent Living Council
Sit-Stat	determination of the present status of the situation
SIV	Self-Inflicted Violence
SLP	Speech/Language Pathology
SMHP	School Mental Health Project
SMI	Serious Mental Illness
SMP	Strategic Management Plan
SNA	Safety Net Assistance
SNAP	Services Now for Adult Patients Program
SNF	Skilled Nursing Facility
SNP	special needs plan
SNT	Supplemental Needs Trust
SOCR	State Operated Community Residence
SOD	Statement of Deficiency
SODAS method	S-Situation, O-Options, D-Disadvantages, A-Advantages, S-Solution
SODH	State-Operated Day Habilitation
SOFA	New York State Office for the Aging
SOICF	State-Operated Intermediate Care Facility
SOIRA	State-Operated Individual Residential Alternatives
SOLQ	State On-Line Query Audit Process
SORA	Sex Offender Registration Act
SORCCA	State Operated Residential Care Center
SOTP	Sex Offender Treatment Program
SP	Speech Pathology
SPARCS	New York State Department of Health (DOH) - Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System
SPEAK	Suicide Prevention Education and Awareness Kits
SPMI	Serious and Persistent Mental Illness
SPOA	Single Point of Accountability
SPOE	Single Point of Entry
SPT	Supportive
SPV	Supervised
SQG	Small Quantity Generator
SRC	State Rehabilitation Council
SRO	Single Room Occupancy
SRU	Small Residential Unit
SSA	Social Security Administration
SSD	Social Security Disability
SSDI	Social Security Disability Insurance
SSHSP	School Supportive Health Services Program
SSI	Supplemental Security Income
SSO	Desktop Single Sign On
SSQ	Support Services Summary
STAR	Special Targeted, Abbreviated Review
STEPS	Solutions to End Psychiatric Shortages

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