Opinion
December 1, 1992
Appeal from the Family Court, New York County, Judith Sheindlin, J.
At the dispositional hearing, which spanned a period of approximately ten months, the Family Court heard testimony of various mental health experts that appellant required a structured environment with intensive psychiatric counseling, evaluation of medication therapy, and twenty-four hour professional supervision. Other evidence indicated the appellant had failed to benefit either from a nonsecure group home facility, or from probation under intensive supervision. Additionally, the court gave due consideration to the services available at the facility in which appellant was placed, as well as the relative advantages and disadvantages of placing appellant in facilities offering various levels of security. On this record, it cannot be said as a matter of law that the Family Court abused its discretion in ordering appellant placed in a Title III facility that offers services meeting appellant's current needs (see, Matter of Katherine W., 62 N.Y.2d 947, 948).
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Carro, Rosenberger and Rubin, JJ.