Tulare Youth Service Bureau

THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COMPASSIONATE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT NURTURE HOPE, STRENGTHS, AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AT HOME, SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE CHILDRENS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM (MHP) PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP) IN ONE-ON-ONE, GROUP, AND FAMILY SESSIONS, MEDICATION SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT THE CLINIC, THE SCHOOLS AND THE HOME.THE CHILDRENS FULL SERVICE PARTNERSHIP - MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM (FSP) PROVIDES VERY INTENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP) IN ONE-ON-ONE, GROUP, AND FAMILY SESSIONS, MEDICATION SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT THE CLINIC, IN THE SCHOOLS AND IN THE HOME FOR HIGH USER CHILDREN, CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AS KATIE A. BY CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, CHILDREN AT RISK OF OR HAVING BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN AN ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY. FUNDED DUALLY BY EPSDT MEDI-CAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SUPPORT (CSS) FUNDS.THE TULARE COUNTY CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, GROUP THERAPY, AND OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTHY BOUNDARIES AND SEXUAL ABUSE TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. SEXUAL ABUSE TREATMENT (SAT) FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IS A PROGRAM WHERE INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY AND TREATMENT GROUPS ARE PROVIDED AT THE ORGANIZATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHOSE HISTORY OF SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMIZATION AND/OR INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL BEHAVIORS HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT IN FUNCTIONING. GRANT DOLLARS FROM THE CHILDRENS TRUST FUND (CTF), UNITED WAY (UW) AND THE TULARE COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT, ALLOW CLINICAL STAFF TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE MEDI-CAL AND/OR DO NOT MEET MEDICAL NECESSITY CRITERIA. HEALTHY BOUNDARIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE SEXUAL ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM AT THE ORGANIZATION. GROUPS ARE INTENDED FOR ADULTS RECOVERING IN SOME WAY FROM SEXUAL ABUSE. PERSONS THAT ATTEND CAN BE SURVIVORS, NON-OFFENDING PARENTS (INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE CHILDREN WHO WERE ABUSED OR HAVE ENGAGED IN INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL BEHAVIORS), AND OFFENDERS (INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF COMMITTING A SEXUAL OFFENSE OR HAVE ADMITTED TO COMMITTING A SEXUAL OFFENSE).MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT (MHSA) (PROP. 63) PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION FUNDS THE ORGANIZATIONS FAMILY INTERACTION PROGRAM (FIP), WHICH PROVIDES PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY SERVICES TO QUALIFYING FAMILIES. MHSA/PROP. 63 ALSO FUNDS BUILDING BRIDGES MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, FOR NEW OR EXPECTING MOTHERS WITH MOOD OR ANXIETY DISORDERS. MHSA/PROP. 63 ALSO FUNDS OUT LOUD, A PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUP FOR TEENS WHO IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN, GAY, BI-SEXUAL, TRANSGENDERED OR QUESTIONING (LGBTQ), HAVE PARENTS WHO ARE LGBTQ, OR ARE SUPPORTIVE ALLIES.COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORTS THE NEED TO INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF TEENS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. WITH FUNDING FROM THE TULARE JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTRYSIDE IS A COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL PLACEMENT OPTION FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO HELP THEM MAINTAIN SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.