Starvista

STARVISTA'S MISSION IS TO DELIVER HIGH IMPACT SERVICES THROUGH COUNSELING (CONT' SCHEDULE O)

EARLY CHILDHOOD, FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES: PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS, 24-HOUR SUICIDE CRISIS HOTLINE, ONLINE TEEN SUPPORT AND CHATROOM, ALCOHOL AND DRUG HELPLINE, AND PARENT SUPPORT HELPLINE. HOME VISITING AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN REFERRED TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES BUT SCREENED AS LOW-RISK. PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SAN MATEO COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND COLLABORATES WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND EDUCATORS TO IDENTIFY WHICH STUDENTS WOULD MOST BENEFIT FROM THESE SERVICES. SEEKS TO TRAIN YOUTH AGES 16-24 TO BECOME HEALTH AMBASSADORS: TRAINING ON COMMON CHALLENGES IN MENTAL WELLNESS, LEARNING THE SIGNS AND RISKS OF SUICIDE, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND HOW TO ACCESS RESOURCES TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. STRIVES TO FOSTER HEALTHY COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN PRENATAL TO AGE FIVE, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER THREE.

WELLNESS AND RECOVERY SERVICES: PROGRAMS PROVIDE COURT MANDATED AND VOLUNTARY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS CONVICTED OR REFERRED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRUG POSSESSION, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, OR STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. OFFERS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO THESE INDIVIDUALS, WITH FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH ADDICTION, ANGER MANAGEMENT, AND CHANGE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES IN LIFE. SCHOOL BASED PROGRAM SENDS QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS IN VARIOUS ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES SUCH AS: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, ASSESSMENT, PSYCHO-EDUCATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND CONSULTATION. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE STUDENT'S LIVES TO ENHANCE THEIR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING.

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SERVICES: PROVIDES SERVICES INCLUDING RESPITE FROM HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT, SHARED HOUSING WITH HOST FAMILIES, CRISIS CARE, MENTAL HEALTH COUSELING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, FAMILY COUNSELING AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION, IF APPROPRIATE, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR RUNAWAY, HOMELESS, FORMER FOSTER AND PROBATION YOUTH AGED 10-24. OTHER PROGRAMS OFFER GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED ADOLESCENT GIRLS; VOLUNTARY OR PROBATION-REFERRED OUTPATIENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS; AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AT SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL. OFFERS INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH CURRENLY INCARCERATED. PROVIDES AFTER-CARE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTHS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON PROBATION. PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL WELLNESS BY HELPING THEM OVERCOME STRESS, ANXIETY, AND SUBSTANCE USE.

CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: COUNSELING SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES WORKING CLOSELY WITH MANY LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS, PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED COUNSELING SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELING FOR K-8 CHILDREN OF ADDICTED PARENTS, AND ALSO AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH REFERRED FOR FIRST TIME MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR COUNSELORS EARNING MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL DEGREES. PROVIDES INTENSIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.

EARLY CHILDHOOD, FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES: PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS, 24-HOUR SUICIDE CRISIS HOTLINE, ONLINE TEEN SUPPORT AND CHATROOM, ALCOHOL AND DRUG HELPLINE, AND PARENT SUPPORT HELPLINE. HOME VISITING AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN REFERRED TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES BUT SCREENED AS LOW-RISK. PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SAN MATEO COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND COLLABORATES WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND EDUCATORS TO IDENTIFY WHICH STUDENTS WOULD MOST BENEFIT FROM THESE SERVICES. SEEKS TO TRAIN YOUTH AGES 16-24 TO BECOME HEALTH AMBASSADORS: TRAINING ON COMMON CHALLENGES IN MENTAL WELLNESS, LEARNING THE SIGNS AND RISKS OF SUICIDE, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND HOW TO ACCESS RESOURCES TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. STRIVES TO FOSTER HEALTHY COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN PRENATAL TO AGE FIVE, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER THREE.

WELLNESS AND RECOVERY SERVICES: PROGRAMS PROVIDE COURT MANDATED AND VOLUNTARY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS CONVICTED OR REFERRED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRUG POSSESSION, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, OR STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. OFFERS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO THESE INDIVIDUALS, WITH FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH ADDICTION, ANGER MANAGEMENT, AND CHANGE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES IN LIFE. SCHOOL BASED PROGRAM SENDS QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS IN VARIOUS ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES SUCH AS: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, ASSESSMENT, PSYCHO-EDUCATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND CONSULTATION. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE STUDENT'S LIVES TO ENHANCE THEIR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING.

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SERVICES: PROVIDES SERVICES INCLUDING RESPITE FROM HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT, SHARED HOUSING WITH HOST FAMILIES, CRISIS CARE, MENTAL HEALTH COUSELING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, FAMILY COUNSELING AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION, IF APPROPRIATE, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR RUNAWAY, HOMELESS, FORMER FOSTER AND PROBATION YOUTH AGED 10-24. OTHER PROGRAMS OFFER GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED ADOLESCENT GIRLS; VOLUNTARY OR PROBATION-REFERRED OUTPATIENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS; AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AT SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL. OFFERS INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH CURRENLY INCARCERATED. PROVIDES AFTER-CARE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTHS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON PROBATION. PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL WELLNESS BY HELPING THEM OVERCOME STRESS, ANXIETY, AND SUBSTANCE USE.

CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: COUNSELING SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES WORKING CLOSELY WITH MANY LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS, PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED COUNSELING SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELING FOR K-8 CHILDREN OF ADDICTED PARENTS, AND ALSO AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH REFERRED FOR FIRST TIME MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR COUNSELORS EARNING MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL DEGREES. PROVIDES INTENSIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.