Prevent Mental Illness with Early Detection

Often friends are the first to notice symptoms of someone in the early stages of a mental illness. Getting help early is the first step to preventing mental illness. Learn more about it.

Getting help at the earliest possible time is key to feeling better and possibly to preventing mental illness altogether! The RAP program can help.

Mental illness affects an individual's thoughts, feelings, behavior and communication. Learn more about the early symptoms.

MYTH: There is no hope for people with mental illnesses.
FACT: Mental illnesses are successfully treated at a much higher rate than many other chronic and serious health conditions. Learn the truth about mental illness and help dispel the myths.

The RAP Program is a clinic and a research division which works with adolescents and young adults, ages 12 to 25, who are concerned with a recent change in their thoughts, feelings, functioning and behavior. The RAP Program offers the opportunity for teens and young adults to discuss their concerns with mental health professionals, including child and adolescent psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers. Located in The Zucker Hillside Hospital/North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Glen Oaks, New York.