Aldea Children & Family Services improves people's mental health so they can strengthen their relationships and become engaged in the community. Aldea helps more than 3,900 people annually in Napa and Solano counties who face obstacles to accessing and receiving effective treatment.
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Services Offered
Aldea Counseling Services- ACS empower people to improve their mental health and family functions, creating a safer and healthier community for all of us. The program encompasses a wide range of mental health services, including: * Psychological assessments (Napa County only) * Individual, family and group psychotherapy * Behavioral support services * Psychiatry, including medication management * Therapeutic visitation services (by Child Welfare Services referral only) * Specialty mental health services for children ages 0-5, supported by First 5 Napa County * Youth Diversion Services, in partnership with the Napa Police Department, to prevent delinquency among at-risk youth (City of Napa only) * Skills Training for Adolescents Reaching for Success (STARS), which offers treatment and counseling for youth on probation and support for their families (Solano County only)
Aldea Day Adolescent Program for Treatment- A.D.A.P.T. improves the emotional and academic functioning of special education-qualified high school students (9th through 12th grade, with Individual Education Plans, and referred by the NVUSD Special Education Local Plan Area) who have mental health challenges so they can graduate from high school or safely transition to a less restrictive academic environment. In partnership with Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD), A.D.A.P.T. provides a highly structured therapeutic setting that couples classroom instruction with: * Crisis intervention * Behavior management * Milieu therapy * Psychiatry, including assessments and medication management * Individual and group therapy * Family therapy (as needed) * Social and independent living skills support * 24-hour emergency assistance * Coordination of community resources (e.g., NVUSD, Napa County Office of Education, Napa County Health and Human Services, Napa County Probation, ParentsCAN, local therapists)
Supportive Outreach & Access to Resources- Through SOAR, Aldea helps people who are experiencing the symptoms of early psychosis to reduce and manage their symptoms so they may succeed in education, careers and relationships.
Aldea Substance Use Disorder Services- A program that offers substance abuse prevention and treatment services for Napa County youth (ages 12 - 18 at point of admission) with substance abuse issues as well as their families, in order to reduce the impact of alcohol and drug abuse on our youth, families, schools and communities. Some of the components, which are provided at the Wolfe Center in Napa as well as throughout Napa County, include: early intervention counseling and treatment services, family education and parental support, and aftercare services to support youth following their completion of the program.
Emergency Placement, Intensive Treatment and Treatment Foster Care - When county agencies remove children from their biological families because the children's safety is at risk, Aldea may be asked to place the children with certified foster families. Aldea provides emergency, intensive treatment and treatment foster care placement and services, which consist of: * Ongoing clinical assessment and treatment * Individual, group and family psychotherapy * Psychiatry, including medication management * Weekly home supervision and support * Mentoring and in-home support counseling * 24-hour on-call support * Supervised visits and reunification with, and support for, biological families * Respite care * Support for children transitioning out of Aldea foster care services
Adoption Services - Aldea encourages both prospective and certified foster parents to consider adoption because sometimes foster children are unable to live permanently with their biological parents or relatives. Aldea recruits and trains prospective adoptive parents, helps match children and prospective adoptive families, and provides counseling and support for both the children and adoptive families.
Transitional Housing Placement + Foster Care - Aldea's THP+FC empowers youth (ages 18-21) formerly in foster care to successfully transition from out-of-home placements to independent living. For up to 24 months, participants receive housing assistance and mental health and support services, including help securing and maintaining employment, finding housing and developing healthy relationships. Courage Center - The Courage Center is comprised of a Multi-Disciplinary Interview Team (MDIT) that includes Napa County's law enforcement, child welfare services, district attorney office, sexual assault response medical staff, victims' advocacy and mental health providers. The effective MDIT has worked together over several years for the protection of Napa County's children. It is the Courage Center's goal to conduct a forensic interview of the victim only once to minimize the child's distress and facilitate a successful prosecution.
Fees and Payment
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
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.
