Our mental and behavioral health services and programs provide comprehensive and innovative treatment and support when children and families need it most. We are dedicated to helping children and families wherever they are, whenever they need us. Our prevention, treatment and support services are an integration of traditional social welfare and innovative behavioral healthcare services. We partner with children, young adults and families to improve safety and health through six key service areas Education, Mental & Behavioral Health, Foster Care & Adoption, Youth Support, Family Support and Community Trainings.
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Services Offered
- Outpatient Counseling - Substance Abuse Treatment - Residential Treatment - Integrated Health - Functional Family Therapy - Pathways - Transitional Living - Co-Occurring Disorders Program - Psychosocial Rehabilitation - Contributes to prevention services that can help to break the cycle of trauma and create stronger families and communities.
Fees and Payment
We are a non profit agency and we accept financial contributions of any amount have a significant impact in the lives of the children, young adults and families in our care.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono 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.