Youth Services
MISSION:
- MIOY: TO FACILITATE AN IMPROVEMENT IN CONSUMER’S LEVEL OF DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING EFFECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES.
- CCBYS: TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO DIVERT YOUTH FROM JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CHILD WELFARE AND TO PRESERVE AND UNIFY FAMILIES BY PROMOTING SOCIAL AND FAMILY ADJUSTMENT.
- HML: PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH MAKING A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENT LIVING IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND FUNCTIONAL WITH ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE.
- CROSSROADS: TO REDUCE RISK FACTORS FOR DELINQUENCY IN YOUTH WHO ARE CONSIDERED MODERATE TO HIGH RISK FOR INVOLVEMENT.
- SASS: TO PROVIDE AND/OR ARRANGE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ANY YOUTH, AGE 17 AND UNDER WHO ARE AT RISK OF PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION, WHO ARE PSYCHIATRICALLY HOSPITALIZED, ARE RETURNING FROM PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION OR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY, AND/OR HAS A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE STILL LIVING IN THEIR HOME OR COMMUNITY.
SERVICES PROVIDED:
- ASSESSMENT
- CRISIS INTERVENTION
- CASE MANAGEMENT
- INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING
- TEMPORARY SHELTER/RESPITE FOSTER CARE
- TRANSPORTATION
- OUTREACH
- EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL COUNSELING
- REFERRAL FOR OTHER RESOURCES
- ADVOCACY
- DAILY LIFE SKILLS TRAINING
- RECREATIONAL/SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
EFFECTIVENESS MEASURES (FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 12/31/05):
- SASS CLIENTS BEING DISCHARGED MET 50% OF THEIR GOALS.
- MIOY CLIENTS BEING DISCHARGED MET 79% OF THEIR GOALS.
- CCBYS CLIENTS BEING DISCHARGED MET 57% OF THEIR GOALS.
- CROSSORADS CLIENTS BEING DISCHARGED MET 76% OF THEIR GOALS.
- HML CLIENTS BEING DISCHARGED MET 50% OF THEIR GOALS.
