Tapestry Family Services Inc

TAPESTRY FAMILY SERVICES IS A COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAM: TAPESTRY FAMILY SERVICES (HENCEFORTH KNOWN AS TAPESTRY) WAS ESTABLISHED AS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN 2001. PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS LARGELY A CHILD/YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE NORTH COUNTY, (WILLITS, COVELO, LAYTONVILLE, LEGGET) AND CENTRAL / SOUTH COUNTY (UKIAH, HOPLAND, POTTER AND REDWOOD VALLEYS). MANY OF THE ASPECTS OF THE ORIGINAL TAPESTRY FAMILY SERVICES CONTINUE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION: EMPOWERING CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ACCESS AND UTILIZE THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE, READY AND WILLING TO UTILIZE. TAPESTRY FAMILY SERVICES HAS PROVIDED SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, FAMILY THERAPY, COLLATERAL THERAPY, GROUP THERAPY AND INDIVIDUAL REHABILITATION FOR OVER 20 YEARS. IN MARCH 2022 TAPESTRY EXPANDED ITS SERVICE POPULATIONS TO INCLUDE SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY WITH SERVING THE ADULT SYSTEM OF CARE AS WELL. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE LIFESPAN WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY AND WHO HAVE FULL-SCOPE MEDI-CAL. IN ADDITION TO THESE SERVICES, TAPESTRY HAS SERVED AS A CONTRACTOR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MENDOCINO COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH PLAN, PROPOSITION 63 AND THE MENDOCINO COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT (MHSA), PROVIDING PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION (PEI) AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (CSS) PROGRAMS ANNUALLY THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT TARGETING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITHIN MENDOCINO COUNTY. TAPESTRY PARTICIPATES IN ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT), FULL SERVICE PARTNERSHIPS (FSP), AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COURT TO BETTER SERVE CONSUMERS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED). TAPESTRY HAS BEEN PROVIDING MHSA CONTRACTED SERVICES SINCE 2008.TAPESTRY SERVES CHILDREN AND YOUTH (0-15), TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH (TAY) (16-24), ADULTS (25-59), AND OLDER ADULTS (60+). TAPESTRY EMBRACES A "NO WRONG DOOR/OPEN DOOR" PHILOSOPHY WHEN CONSUMERS ARE SEEKING INFORMATION, REFERRAL AND SUPPORT. TAPESTRY HAS BEEN DILIGENT TO HARVEST, MAINTAIN AND EXPAND CLOSE, PROFESSIONAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH, REDWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES, PROJECT SANCTUARY, MENDOCINO COUNTY YOUTH PROJECT, MENDOCINO COUNTY HEPATITIS AIDS VIRAL NETWORK, ANCHOR HEALTH MANAGEMENT (FORMALLY REDWOOD QUALITY MANAGEMENT). CONSUMERS MAY BE REFERRED OR ENCOURAGED TO WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS MORE APPROPRIATE TO THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND/OR AREAS OF SPECIALTY SERVICES CREATING A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM OF CARE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

TREATMENT FOSTER CARE (TFC) SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO SUPERVISE, NURTURE AND PROVIDE DAY TO DAY CARE FOR A CHILD; PROVIDE STABILITY AND RELIABILITY IN THE CHILD'S LIFE, HELP THE CHILD MASTER BASIC LIFE SKILLS; PARTICIPATE AS PART OF THE TAPESTRY TEAM, RECORD KEEPING, ONGOING TRAINING WHILE PLACED IN OUT OF HOME CARE.INTENSIVE SERVICES FOSTER CARE (ISFC) TARGETS AND SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND NON-MINOR DEPENDENTS REMAINING IN A FFA ISFC HOME AND EITHER AVOID CONGREGATE CARE OR ALLOW FOR A CHILD TO STEP DOWN FROM CONGREGATE CARE TO A HOME BASED FOSTER CARE SETTING. TFS ISFC PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH MCDSS, IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS AND EFFECTIVE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE NOT ONLY SET UP TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO CAN REMAIN WITHIN THEIR COUNTY OF RESIDENCE PRIOR TO PLACEMENT. TFS ISFC HOMES PROVIDE HIGH LEVELS OF INTENSIVE CARE IN A HOME BASED SETTING AND SUPERVISION TO ADDRESS A CHILD'S UNIQUE NEEDS, AS DETERMINED THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT. TFS HAS THE ABILITY TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPPORT LOCAL RESOURCE HOMES WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT PROVIDING INTENSIVE LEVELS OF CARE. IN ADDITION, TAPESTRY'S MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENTS AND TO PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND SUPPORT TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS OF FINDING PERMANENCY, WHETHER WITH RELATIVES OR NOT. THIS PERMANENCY BECOMES POSSIBLE WHEN A CHILD RECEIVES NECESSARY THERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, EFFECTIVE FAMILY FINDINGS FOR CONNECTION AND COUNTYWIDE COLLABORATION TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF ADJUNCTIVE CARE SUPPORTS.

INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATION (ICC) SERVICES OFFER TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE ASSESSMENT OF, CARE PLANNING FOR, AND COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ICC AND INTENSIVE HOME BASED SERVICES(SEE BELOW).INTENSIVE HOME BASED SERVICES (IHBS) OFFERS INDIVIDUALIZED, STRENGTH-BASED INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO AMELIORATE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT INTERFERE WITH A CHILD'S OR YOUTH'S FUNCTIONING. INTERVENTIONS ARE AIMED AT HELPING THE CHILD/YOUTH BUILD SKILLS FOR SUCCESSFUL FUNCTIONING IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS IMPROVING THE FAMILY'S ABILITY TO HELP THE CHILD/YOUTH SUCCESSFULLY FUNCTION IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY.INDIVIDUAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS TO ASSIST IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ARE MORE LONG TERM IN DESIGN TO ASSIST WITH DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTAINING OF THE SKILLS LEARNED. THESE SKILLS VARY BASED ON THE BPSA AND CARE PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE ASSESSING THERAPIST AND PARENT.