Mental Health For Children Inc

PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO SUFFER FROM SEVERE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISORDERS.

OUTPATIENT SERVICES - THE OUTPATIENT SERVICES COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING CHILD AND FAMILY THERAPY, PARENT EDUCATION GROUPS, AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER GROUPS TO APPROXIMATELY 1,518 CHILDREN IN LANE COUNTY AND 289 CHILDREN IN DESCHUTES COUNTY AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE CHILDREN EXHIBIT SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY AT HOME, AT SCHOOL AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ARE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING SERIOUS ILLNESS WITHOUT INTERVENTION. OUTPATIENT SERVICES SERVES AS AN UMBRELLA PROGRAM FOR OTHER SERVICES INCLUDING WELLNESS AND ASSESSMENT. ASSESSMENT AIDS IN DEVELOPING TREATMENT, FAMILY, EDUCATION, CRISIS SAFETY PLANS, CARE COORDINATION AND SERVICE COORDINATION PLANS AS DEVELOPED BY CHILD AND FAMILY TEAMS. WELLNESS AIMS TO SUPPORT CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES, WHICH INCLUDES PHYSICAL HEALTH ALONG WITH SOCIAL, FINANCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. THE ASSISTANCE ADDRESSES BARRIERS INFLUENCING THE CURRENT CHOICES OF CLIENTS.

THE INTENSIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT SERVICES PROGRAM (ICTS UNIT) THE INTENSIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES USUALLY IN THE HOME IN LANE COUNTY, PRIMARILY IN EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD BUT ALSO COTTAGE GROVE, JUNCTION CITY, AND OTHER RURAL AREAS. SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS RESPONSE, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, CONSULTATION, CARE COORDINATION, SKILL BUILDING, WELLNESS, AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. THE IOSS UNIT PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 82 CLIENTS PER YEAR. CHILDREN REFERRED TO THIS PROGRAM HAVE SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS NOT MET THROUGH REGULAR OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND ARE USUALLY INVOLVED IN MANY SYSTEMS.INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM (IOSS) - THE INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES PSYCHIATRIC AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN THE CLASSROOM AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SEVERE EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES THAT IMPEDE THEIR SUCCESS BUT CAN TRANSITION BACK TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR WITH HELP. THE AGES OF CHILDREN ARE 3 TO 18. THE CHILD CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES AT CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY, CASCADE MIDDLE, AND SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOLS.

EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE CHILD CENTER OFFERS SPECIALIZED EDUCATION SERVICES EMBEDDED INTO THE INTENSIVE DAY TREATMENT (ITS) AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES DAY TREATMENT (IOSS) IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL SETTINGS. THE MARCOLA CAMPUS OFFERS SERVICES TO CHILDREN RANGING IN AGES FROM 3 TO 12. SIX SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND TWELVE EDUCATION AIDES PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN SIX DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 CHILDREN A YEAR.