We serve children, youth and families through comprehensive community-based mental health services.
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Services Offered
Mental Health Program
Children's Center offers specialized outpatient mental health counseling and psychiatric services for children and adolescents. We believe that successful treatment occurs through the strength of the therapeutic alliance with the child and family. Our treatment approach concerns itself with solutions; it is both positive and non-judgmental. Our approach is collaborative in nature and focuses on family strengths. Our therapists work toward achieving positive outcomes identified by the family by building on those strengths.
Children's Center also provides a school-based mental health program for children and youth identified as having behavioral or emotional problems that impact their ability to function successfully in school. Mental health services are available on-site at selected schools in the Evergreen and Vancouver school districts.
Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program
Children's Center's Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program offers specialized treatment to child victims of sexual abuse and non-offending family members to lessen the effects of the emotional and psychological trauma the child has experienced. There is hope for children who have experienced sexual abuse. With the right kind of help, children can recover completely and live normal and happy lives.
Fees and Payment
Children's Center developed PATHWAYS, a program designed to serve uninsured or underinsured children and youth in need of mental health care who otherwise would fall through the cracks.
Children who are uninsured or underinsured will receive quality mental health services from a child therapist with no out of pocket cost to the family.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.